Shakne Epshtein
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Shakne Epshtein[a] (December 10, 1883 – July 21, 1945)[1] was a Belarusian Jewish journalist, active in the United States and Soviet Union,[2] who served as secretary and editor of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee (JAC)'s newspaper, Eynikayt (Unity).[3][4] Solomon Mikhoels, the chairman of JAC, and Epshtein approached Vyacheslav Molotov, the Soviet foreign minister, with an idea to establish a Jewish autonomy in Crimea. The proposal was rejected.[5]
Seated (L-R): Ben-Tsien Hofman (Tsivion), Max Goldfarb, Morris Winchevsky, A. Litvak, Hannah Salutsky, Moishe Terman.
Standing: Shauchno Epstein, Frank Rozenblat, Baruch Charney Vladeck, Moissaye Olgin, Jacob Salutsky (J.B.S. Hardman).
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ First name also transliterated Shakhne, Shauchno, and Shachno; last name also transliterated Epstein.
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