Abba Kovner
Abba Kovner, 1918-1987, was a Hebrew poet, writer, and activist. He was born in Ukraine in the Black Sea port city of Sebastapol but soon moved with his family to Vilna, Lithuania, where he grew up and was educated at the secondary Hebrew academy of Vilna and school of the arts. While pursuing his studies, he joined and became an active member in the center-left Zionist youth movement HaShomer HaTzair.
External Links
Abba Kovner and Resistance in the Vilna Ghetto
Categories: Poetry stubs | 1918 births | 1987 deaths | Poets