Cahan, Yehudah Leib
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| Described At | Cahan Yehudah Leib | yivo |
| Has Abstract | (1881–1937), Yiddish folklorist. Born in Vilna, Yehudah Leib Cahan moved to Warsaw in 1889. He studied in heder and later learned watchmaking. At a young age he began to collect and notate Yiddish songs. In 1899 he became a frequenter of the Saturday gatherings in the home of the writer Y. L. Peretz, who encouraged him in his interest in gathering folk songs. In 1901 he moved to London, where he founded the Zionist labor union Forverts (Forward), gave speeches for proletarian Zionist groups, and continued to collect songs. | yivo |
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| Title | Cahan, Yehudah Leib | yivo |
| is Owl Same As of | 1300334 | ep |
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