16—Friday, July 21, 1972 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Boris Caponov. Soviet Jew, Winner of Israel's Top Literary I'rize; 38 TEL AVIV—Boris Gaponov, a ing Mr. Gaponov other Hebrew Sosiet Jew who taught himself books. Hebrew and then wan Israel's Shlonsky later recalled that in most coveted literary prize while' one letter Mr . Gaponov asked still living in the USSR. died here whether it was true that the late Wednesday . He was 38. I Saul Tschernichowsky had trans- In 1969. Mr. Gaponov was award- I lated the Rustavelli classic into H ed the Tschernichowsky Prize for Hebrew. Shlonsky replied that the his translation into Hebrew of Hebrew poet had completed only 36 of the 1,669 stanzas. Shata Rustavelli's 12th Century Georgian classic. The Man in the Mr. Gaponov wrote back saying Panther's Skin." However, Soviet that he had completed the whole authorities refused to allow him translation. to conic to Israel to accept the Shlonsky saw the manuscript award. But a short time later he and was amazed by the fantastic was striken by an incurable disease Hebrew. He said that Mr. Gapo- and was permitted to spend his re- nov belonged in the front rank maining years in Israel. of modern Ilebraists. Mr. Gaponov's parents were de- dicated Communists who consider- ed it disloyal to teach their son Kalmen Berger, Age 73; Jewish values. But his maternal Canadian Zionist Leader grandfather was a devout Jew, and TORONTO (JTA)—Kalmen Ber- it was from him that Mr. Gaponov ger, a national and local leader learned Hebrew and the Bible. of the Labor Zionist Movement in In 1964, Hebrew poet laureate Canada, died here at age 73. .‘braham Shlonsky received a A native of Staszow, Poland letter from Mr. Gaponov request- Berger immigrated to Canada in ing a copy of the poet's Hebrew 1927 where he was a jeweler and translations of Pushkin's works. later a builder. He was a leader Shlonsky did so and began mall- , in the Farband Labor Zionist Or- Zahnen Zylhereweig, Theater historian, 76 Zalman Zylbercweig, historian of the Yiddish theater, died Tues- day in Los Angeles. He was 76. Author of a six-volume "Yid- dish Theater Lexicon," the sev- enth volume of which is now in the hands of printers in Mexico. Mr. Zylbercweig had written many plays, and was author of "The Life of Jacob Gordin" and bio- graphies of other Yiddish play- wrights and ac- tors. fle had a role in preparing plays for the Yid- dish stage. "A History of the Jewish Art Theater," which Zylbercweig he had completed shortly before his death. also was scheduled for pub- lication soon in Mexico. Mr. Zylbercweig was a lecturer during last year's Book Fair at the Jewish Center. He was presi- dent of VIVO Chapter of Los Angeles. Harry Weinberg, who had ar- ranged lectures for him in De- , troit, said fir. Zylbercwe ig, his intimate friend for many years, • was "one of the most creative per- sonalities in Yiddish literary cir- cles, and his death is one of the great losses to the Yiddish langu- age and to the theater." • der and in the Canadian Jewish Congress. Grossingers 'Festival An active proponent for Yid- Weeks' Continue Sunday dish in Jewish education, he at- GROSSINGER, N. Y. — There ! tended the World Zionist Congress will be a full menu of "food for . in Basle in 1946. thought" as well as body at Gros- Many men have hatched good singer's Sunday when the hotel's . Jerusalem Police Begin ideas, but failed because they "World Today Festival Week." didn't get them hitched. 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