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Alter Druyanov was a Russian Jewish writer, editor, translator, folklorist, journalist, historian of early Zionism, and Zionist activist. His pen name derived from his birthplace, Druya, was variously transliterated as Druyanow, Drujanow, etc.) He wrote both in Yiddish and Hebrew languages.
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- ↑ "Romana Goodman | Jewish Women's Archive". jwa.org. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
- ↑ "Emma Levine-Talmi | Jewish Women's Archive". jwa.org. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
