Shakne Epshtein

Epshtein c. 1922–1923

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]

Leadership of the Jewish Socialist Federation in 1917.
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

  1. ^ First name also transliterated Shakhne, Shauchno, and Shachno; last name also transliterated Epstein.

References

  1. ^ "Lives in the Yiddish Theatre - Shakhne Epstein". museumoffamilyhistory.com. Museum of Family History. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  2. ^ Epstein, Melech (1959). The Jew and Communism; 1919 - 1941. New York: Trade Union Sponsoring Committee. pp. 389–398. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Jewish Notables of Soviet Union Pay Tribute to Shachno Epstein; Editor Was 64". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  4. ^ "SHACHNO EPSTEIN; Russian Writer and Editor Was Fugitive in U.S., 1906-17". The New York Times. New York. 23 July 1945. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  5. ^ Boriskin, Nikolai (28 February 2012). "How the JAO almost ended up in Crimea". Birobidzhaner Shtern. Retrieved 16 April 2022.


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