Funeral services will be held tomorrow for Nachum Yud (Yerusalimchik), the noted Yiddish poet and author, who died at his home here this weekend at the age of 77. He was a member of the editorial staff of the Jewish Daily Forward, in New York.
Born in Russia, Nachum Yud came to this country in 1916 and established himself as a talented writer of fables with many of his books used in Yiddish schools. His works were published in many Yiddish periodicals.
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