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Dina Abramowicz
Dina Abramowicz (1909April 3, 2000) was a librarian at YIVO and a Yiddish language expert. Early life and education Abramowicz was born in Vilnius, then under Russian rule. Berger, Joseph (April 9, 2000).Dina Abramowicz, 90, Librarian and Yiddish Expert, Dies" ''New York Times''. Retrieved 2019-04-19. Her parents were teachers. Though her first language was Russian, when the Germans occupied Vilnius during World War I, they allowed Jews to establish their own schools. Abramowicz's parents sent her to a Yiddish-language elementary and high schools. During her university years she studied Polish literature. In 1936 Abramowicz graduated from Stefan Bathory University with a degree in humanities. Her first job was at a children's library in Vilnius, the Kinderbibliotek. Soon after its founding she joined YIVO. During World War II, Vilnius's Jews were put in ghettos. A librarian, Herman Kruk, organized a library and asked Abramowicz to staff it. "How can we think of a library under ...
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Dina Abramowicz
Dina Abramowicz (1909April 3, 2000) was a librarian at YIVO and a Yiddish language expert. Early life and education Abramowicz was born in Vilnius, then under Russian rule. Berger, Joseph (April 9, 2000).Dina Abramowicz, 90, Librarian and Yiddish Expert, Dies" ''New York Times''. Retrieved 2019-04-19. Her parents were teachers. Though her first language was Russian, when the Germans occupied Vilnius during World War I, they allowed Jews to establish their own schools. Abramowicz's parents sent her to a Yiddish-language elementary and high schools. During her university years she studied Polish literature. In 1936 Abramowicz graduated from Stefan Bathory University with a degree in humanities. Her first job was at a children's library in Vilnius, the Kinderbibliotek. Soon after its founding she joined YIVO. During World War II, Vilnius's Jews were put in ghettos. A librarian, Herman Kruk, organized a library and asked Abramowicz to staff it. "How can we think of a library under ...
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