Hebrew Literature

Birstein, Yossl

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Yossl Birstein (b. 1920; Poland) left home at the age of seventeen for Australia, where he married. He served in the Australian army during World War II and in 1950 immigrated to Israel. For several years he was a member of Kibbutz Gvat, where he worked as a shepherd. He later worked in professions ranging from banker to radio broadcaster. Today he lives in Jerusalem. He writes in both Yiddish and Hebrew.

Books Published in Hebrew

• On Narrow Paths, Hamatmid, 1960 [Midrachot Tzarot]
• Anticipation and Other Stories, Sifriat Tarmil, 1966 [Tzipiah Ve-Od Sipurim]
• Rolider's First Journey, Sifriat Poalim, 1970 [Nesiato Ha-Rishonah Shel Rolider]
• Stock Exchange, Hakibbutz Hameuchad/Siman Kriah, 1982 [Ha-Mutavim (Ha-Bursa)]
• The Collector, Hakibbutz Hameuchad/Siman Kriah, 1986 [Der Zamler]
• A Drop of Silence, Hakibbutz Hameuchad/Siman Kriah, 1986 [Ketem Shel Sheket]
• Little Stories, The Jewish Agency, 1986 [Sipurim Ketanim]
• A Dark Bird on the Road, Hakibbutz Hameuchad/Siman Kriah, 1989 [Tzipor Kehah Ba-Derech]
• A Face in the Cloud, Hakibbutz Hameuchad/Siman Kriah, 1991 [Panim Be-Anan]
• Don't Call Me Job, Hakibbutz Hameuchad/Siman Kriah, 1996 [Al Tikrah Li Iyov]
• Stories Dancing in the Streets of Jerusalem, Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 2000 [Sipurim Rokdim Bi-Rhovot Yerushalayim]

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