Zalman Schneur, well-known Hebrew and Yiddish writer who has made his home in Paris for many years, is seriously ill of diabetes. He has been transferred from a Paris hospital to a sanatorium at Nice, France.
Schneur, who is 47 years old, was born in Russia, a descendant of a Chassidic family. He began his literary work in Odessa. Since then he has written a number of books and frequently contributed to Yiddish and Hebrew newspapers and journals.
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