1) Pinie Plotkin
Sent on: 03/10/2000 11:56:14
Pinie Plotkin, a Yiddish poet from Bobruisk - Liubonichi - Minsk - Santa Monica celebrates today his 85th birthday.
Pinie (Pinkhas Abramovich) Plotkin was born on March 10, 1915 in Bobruisk and grew up in the nearby shtetl Liubonichi. In 1939 he graduated from the Minsk Pedagogical Institute with a degree in literature and linguistics. A decorated Red Army veteran, Plotkin fought in World War II for four years.
Plotkin's first poem was published in 1934 in the newspaper Der yunger arbeter (Minsk). In the following 66 years, his works appeared in Shtern, Oktiaber, Sovetish heymland, Birobidzhaner shtern, Folksshtime, Dos yidishe vort, Di tsukunft, Di yidishe kultur, Undzer tsayt, Di yidishe gas, Yerushalaimer almanakh, Di pen, Forverts, and other periodicals.
In 1992, Plotkin emigrated to the US and now lives in Southern California. Yiddish Culture Club in West Hollywood recently published two collections of his poetry:
Pinie Plotkin, Mit An Ofn Harts (Samuel Batt, Ed.), [Los Angeles:] Yiddish Culture Club in West Hollywood, 1997. 146 p., 21 cm.
Pinie Plotkin, Vegn Der Tsayt Un Vegn Zikh (Samuel Batt, Ed.), [Los Angeles:] Yiddish Culture Club in West Hollywood, 1999. 131 p., 20 cm.
The books ($10 each) can be ordered from the author (Pinkhas Plotkin, 1112 7th Street, Apt 815, Santa Monica, CA 90403-5210).
Several poems from both books are published in Shtetl (http://metalab.unc.edu/yiddish/Book/Plotkin).
Mendele congratulates Pinie Plotkin and wishes him all the best for at least next 35 years.
Iosif Vaisman
Pinie (Pinkhas Abramovich) Plotkin was born on March 10, 1915 in Bobruisk and grew up in the nearby shtetl Liubonichi. In 1939 he graduated from the Minsk Pedagogical Institute with a degree in literature and linguistics. A decorated Red Army veteran, Plotkin fought in World War II for four years.
Plotkin's first poem was published in 1934 in the newspaper Der yunger arbeter (Minsk). In the following 66 years, his works appeared in Shtern, Oktiaber, Sovetish heymland, Birobidzhaner shtern, Folksshtime, Dos yidishe vort, Di tsukunft, Di yidishe kultur, Undzer tsayt, Di yidishe gas, Yerushalaimer almanakh, Di pen, Forverts, and other periodicals.
In 1992, Plotkin emigrated to the US and now lives in Southern California. Yiddish Culture Club in West Hollywood recently published two collections of his poetry:
Pinie Plotkin, Mit An Ofn Harts (Samuel Batt, Ed.), [Los Angeles:] Yiddish Culture Club in West Hollywood, 1997. 146 p., 21 cm.
Pinie Plotkin, Vegn Der Tsayt Un Vegn Zikh (Samuel Batt, Ed.), [Los Angeles:] Yiddish Culture Club in West Hollywood, 1999. 131 p., 20 cm.
The books ($10 each) can be ordered from the author (Pinkhas Plotkin, 1112 7th Street, Apt 815, Santa Monica, CA 90403-5210).
Several poems from both books are published in Shtetl (http://metalab.unc.edu/yiddish/Book/Plotkin).
Mendele congratulates Pinie Plotkin and wishes him all the best for at least next 35 years.
Iosif Vaisman