Druker, Leyb
1906–1943
He was born in Czernowitz, Bukovina.
His wanderings and hardships suffered during the years of WWI (1914-1918) evidently left deep traces on his character and mood.
He contributed work to
Tshernovitser Bleter (Czernowitz Newspaper) and
Oyfgang (Arise) in Sighetu Marmației,
as well as in other periodical publications in various parts of greater Romania.
Among his books:
27 Lider (27 Poems) (Czernowitz, 1934), 46 pp.
His poems were on the whole lyrical, elegiac, sometimes attempting within themselves a rebellious note.
He also tried his hand at writing for the Yiddish theater in Czernowitz; e.g.:
Funem Suflor-Kastn (From the Prompter's Box) Tshernovits: Drukeray A. Hornik, 1939.- 107, [2] pp. Cover illustration by Izyo Sherf (1913-1994).
He was deported in 1942 to Transnistria and murdered there.
Sources: “Yizker” (Remembrance), Bukareshter Zamlbikher (1947); B. Shnaper, in Oyfgang (Sighetu Marmației) (May-June 1939).
Re: "He also tried his hand at writing for the Yiddish theater in Czernowitz".
Leyb Druker wrote notes about the yiddish theater in Czernowitz "Funem suflor-kastn/ hile fun Izyo Sherf (From the prompter's box).- Tshernovits: drukeray A. Hornik, 1939.- 107, [2] pp.
פונעם סופלאר-קאסטן
לײב דרוקער; הילע פון איזו שערף
The cover illustration is by Izyo Sherf (1913-1994)