Israel Medres
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Israel Jonah Medres (Yiddish: ישראל יונה מדרש; 1894 – August 6, 1964)[3] was a Canadian Yiddish journalist and writer.
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Born | 1894 (1894) Lekhovich, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 6 August 1964(1964-08-06) (aged 69–70) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Resting place | Baron de Hirsch Cemetery, Montreal[1] |
Pen name | Ben Mordecai[1] |
Language | Yiddish |
Relatives | Vivian Felsen (granddaughter)[2] |
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