Aaron Glanz-Leyeles

Aaron Glanz-Leyeles (, March 5, 1889 – December 30, 1966) was a Yiddish poet, editor, translator, and journalist, who wrote under several pen names.

Biography Glanz-Leyeles was born in Włocławek, Russian Empire. His family traced ancestry to 17th century rabbi Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller. They moved to Łódź in 1892, where his father worked at HaMelitz and taught at a Talmud Torah. Glanz-Leyeles attended the school and graduated in 1901, then attending a Russian school. He moved to London in 1905 and studied at the University of London until 1908. He toured Poland in 1924, giving speeches and lectures. He died in New York City on December 30, 1966.

Analysis Shmuel Niger wrote that Leyeles modernized and urbanized Yiddish poetry with his dramatic and rich forms. Israeli president Zalman Shazar noted Leyeles for being a significant Yiddish playwright, poet, and journalist.

Works Labirint (Labyrinth, 1918)