Henry Rosenblatt, prominent Jewish writer, died here today at the age of 78. He was the author of numerous works in Yiddish. Born in Russia, he came to the United States as a boy of 14. He was a winner of the Louis LaMed Foundation literary award and served as honorary president of the California YIVO.
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