Krakover, Gershon
1841–July 25, 1922
He was born in Shumsk, Volhynia, descended from a fanatical Hassidic family. He became a follower of the Jewish Enlightenment and endured fierce struggles with his parents. In 1891 he emigrated to Pittsburgh, where he worked as a bookkeeper and contributor to the local Folks-Tsaytung (People’s Newspaper). He wrote a series of scholarly philosophical articles for the anarchist Fraye Arbeter Shtime (Free Voice of Labor) and the socialist Forverts (Forward), both in New York, although he was not a member of either party. He also placed work in: Yidishes Tageblat (Jewish Daily Newspaper), Morgn-Zhurnal (Morning Journal), Tsukunft (Future), and Hebrew-language newspapers. In his last years he moved far from the printed word.
Source: Zalmen Reyzen, Leksikon, vol. 3.