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Volf, Khayim
c. 1911-1920 - 1938-39
The younger brother of Leyzer Volf, he was a celebrated illustrator, also wrote poetry, such as Skoytishe Lider (Scout Poems).
He was living in Russia from 1935 and died ca. 1938-1939 in a Soviet concentration camp in Kazakhstan.
װאָלף, חײם
אַרום 1911–1920 – אַרום 1938–1939
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