Leib Malach, well-known Yiddish poet, play-wright and novelist, died suddenly today following an operation. He was 42 years old.
Born in Poland, Malach traveled widely in South America and the rest of the world. He spent five years in the United States, where some of his plays were performed on the Yiddish stage. His best known work is “The Dregs,” a realistic drama of underworld life in Warsaw. His “Mississippi,” a play of negro life in the United States, was widely performed in European countries.
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