Jacob Steinberg, noted Hebrew and Yiddish poet and author, died here today of a heart attack. He was 60. He had published numerous volumes of poetry, essays and short stories in both languages. Born in the Ukraine, he lived in Kiev and Warsaw until 1914, when he migrated to Palestine.
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