Sharfstein, Eli
1950-
(Living)
He was born and raised in Vilna and studied at a Russian school. He made aliya in 1971.
Since the beginning of the 2020s, he has published stories and poems in such Yiddish periodicals as:
Yidish Branzhe (Yiddish Branch),
Yidishland (Yiddishland),
Grine Medine (Green Country), and
Afn Shvel (At the Threshold).
He is a member of the kibbutz Ma’agan Michael.
His books include:
Plutsem Yidish, Mayn Ershter Bikhl fun Lider, Poezye, Iberzetsungen (Suddenly Yiddish, My First Booklet of Poems, Poetry, and Translations), an e-book (Yidish Branzhe, 2023), 114 pp.; and
Mayn Vilner Zavulik (My Vilna Alley), short stories (New York: Yidish Branzhe, 2023).