Eliezer Landau, more popularly known under his pen name A. Wohliner, a well known Yiddish writer and journalist, died here today at the age of 65. He had been ill for several months. Mr. Landau was formerly editor of the “Americaner,” a weekly newspaper in Yiddish, and has been a contributor to leading Yiddish publications. He leaves a son and a daughter. Funeral services will take place tomorrow.
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