Abraham Brumberg, a Yiddishist who edited an influential U.S. government periodical that critiqued communism, has died. Brumberg, 81, died Jan. 26 at his home in suburban Chevy Chase, Md., the New York Times reported last week. From 1952 until 1970, Brumberg edited Problems of Communism, published by the U.S. Information Agency. His writings on the Jews in the eastern bloc were well-known. Brumberg also recorded two albums in Yiddish, one a collection of folk songs and one of poetry. Brumberg was born in Tel Aviv in 1926; his parents had fled Poland, but returned, only to flee again after the Nazi invasion in 1939.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
