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Isaac VainshenkerUruguayan Jewish writer, journalist, local historian
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 Uruguay |
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Early Life and Family
Issac (Yitskhak) Vainshinker, a Jewish writer, journalist, and historian, was born in 1914 in the Bessarabian village of Terebna (now the Edineţ district of Moldova). His father, Nukhim-Tsvi, perished in World War I, and in 1927, the family relocated to Edineţ.
Literary Debut
Vainshinker's debut short story received the approval of the renowned writer Yankev Botoshansky, launching his writing career. His stories were subsequently published in various Romanian periodicals. In addition to his writing, he worked as a teacher.
Publication
In 1939, Vainshinker emigrated to Bolivia, where he actively published in local newspapers. From 1944 onward, he resided in Uruguay, where he established the publishing house "Zriah" (Seeds) in Montevideo. He authored numerous works, including "Far Alt-Nayeh Hishayvesn" (Due to Old-New Obligations, 1948), "Poshet Metsok Libshaft" (Simply for Love, short stories), and the historical study "Boyers un Mitboyers fun Idishn Ishev in Uruguay" (Creators and Supporters of Jewish Settlement in Uruguay, 1957).
Historical Scholarship
Vainshinker's historical works were translated into Spanish. He also translated Mathes (Matias) Karp's monumental historical treatise "Transnistria" from Spanish into Yiddish as "Transnistria: Leben, Loydn un Umkum fun Besarabisher, Bukoviner un Rumenisher Idn" (Transnistria: Life, Struggles, and Destruction of Bessarabian, Bukovina, and Romanian Jews).
Journalistic Influence
Yitskhak Vainshinker was part of a cohort of South American journalists of Bessarabian descent who founded and edited major Jewish periodicals on the continent, contributing significantly to Jewish journalism in the region.
