David Edelstadt was born on 9 May 1866 at Kaluga in Russia. He was deeply affected by the life of his father, who was impressed by force in the Tsar’s army for 25 years. This type of practice carried out by the Russian army was often used against Jews (see Cantonist). David was educated in Russian language and literature; he published his first poem in Russian at the age of 12. In 1882 at the age of 15, David emigrated to the United States after escaping the Kiev pogrom of May 8, 1881. He settled in New York City, where he became in ...

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