Jacob Okuniev, prominent Jewish-Russian writer died at the age of fifty-five in Petropovlosk, according to reports received here.
He achieved repute as a writer of realistic stories. He was the author of many novels of Jewish life in which he vividly pictured the strictures under which Jews lived under the Czaristic regime.
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
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.
