Libin, Solomon

Libin, Solomon
(1872-1955)
   American Yiddish writer. He was born in Russia, and emigrated to London in 1891, later moving to New York. He wrote hundreds of stories about early immigrant life and the suffering of sweatshop workers. In addition, he wrote about 50 plays.

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