Mendele: Yiddish literature and language ______________________________________________________ Contents of Vol. 08.130 February 18, 1999 1) Leybl Kahn z'l (Itzik Gottesman) 1)---------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 11:25:28 -0500 (EST) From: Itzik Gottesman Subject: Leybl Kahn z'l Leybl Kahn, Yiddish folklorist, bibliographer, bibliophile, whose life was devoted to Yiddish language and culture, a member of the first Yugntruf (1944-1951), Asst. Exec. Director of the League for Yiddish and co-editor of its quarterly Afn Shvel, has passed away at the age of 72. Di levaye vet zayn Fraytik, dem nayntsetn Februar l999, in Hirsch-levaye-hoyz, 167 St. & Jerome Ave., Bronx, NY. Zayn ideishe getrayshaft un yidishistishe oysgehaltnkeyt veln undz shtark oysfeln. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the League for Yiddish, Inc., 200 West 72nd Street/Suite 4o, New York, NY will be appreciated. Itzik Nakhmen Gottesman ______________________________________________________ End of Mendele Vol. 08.130 Address for the postings to Mendele: mendele@lists.yale.edu Address for the list commands: listproc@lists.yale.edu Mendele on the Web: http://www2.trincoll.edu/~mendele http://metalab.unc.edu/yiddish/mendele.html