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Shira GorshmanJewish writer
Date of Birth: 10.04.1906
Country:  Israel |
Content:
- Shira Gorshman: A Jewish Writer in Motion
- Emigration to Palestine and Return to the USSR
- Writing Career in Moscow
- Publication and Recognition
- Emigration to Israel
Shira Gorshman: A Jewish Writer in Motion
Early Life and Education in YiddishShira Gorshman, a Jewish writer, was born in Russia and wrote in Yiddish. During World War I, she and her family were exiled to Odessa. Orphaned, she moved to a Jewish orphanage in Kaunas, Lithuania, and later joined the He-Halutz youth camp. Gorshman studied at the Kaunas Jewish Folk University.
Emigration to Palestine and Return to the USSR
In 1923, Gorshman immigrated to Palestine with her first husband and their newborn daughter. She worked in agricultural communes, including Kibbutz Ramat Rachel. In 1929, she returned to the USSR with a group of comrades and established the "Voyo Nova" commune in Crimea.
Writing Career in Moscow
In Moscow, she married artist Mendel Gorshman and began writing. Her stories were first published in Yiddish newspapers. During the war, she remained in Moscow and published in "Einigkeit." Her first collection of stories, "Der koyekh fun lebn," was published in 1948.
Publication and Recognition
In the 1960s, Gorshman lived in Beltsy but later returned to Moscow. In 1963, a collection of her works translated into Russian, "Tretye pokolenie," was published. She was on the editorial board of the magazine "Sovietish Heymland," where her works appeared.
Emigration to Israel
In 1989, Gorshman emigrated to Israel, settling in Ashkelon. She published "Oysdoyer" (1992), a collection of stories, and other books featuring both old and new works. Gorshman received the David Hofstein Prize for Literature in Israel.
