Itzik Manger
ISRAELI YIDDISH POET (1901-1969)
Itzik manger; Yitzchok Manger; Yitzchak Manger; Itsik Manger; Manger Prize
Itzik Manger (30 May 1901, Czernowitz, then Austrian-Hungarian Empire – 21 February 1969, Gedera, Israel; ) was a prominent Yiddish poet and playwright, a self-proclaimed folk bard, visionary, and 'master tailor' of the written word. A Jew from Bucovina, Manger lived in Romania, Poland, France, England, the US (New York) and finally Israel.