Haia Lifșiț

Haia Lifșiț or Lifschitz (; December 14, 1903 – August 17, 1929) was a Romanian communist who died as a result of a hunger strike while in detention for her political opinions.

Biography

She was born in Kishinev, Bessarabia, in a family of petty civil servants of Jewish origin. While in high school, she joined the local communist organisation. under the guard of the Siguranța (the Romanian secret police), only by side roads. Only her parents were allowed to attend her burial, but local communists succeeded in organising a small protest.

Among those that protested the treatment of the communists by the Romanian state regarding Lifșiț's death were Albert Einstein and Henri Barbusse.

Personal life She had two children, Nachman and Gilla Lifschitz, who lived in Brussels.

Legacy

After World War II, Romanian-Moldovan poet Liviu Deleanu composed Poem to Hae Livshitz, adapted in 1965 for choir by Romanian-Moldovan composer Solomon Lobel. Moldovan playwright and screenwriter Gheorghe Malarciuc also wrote a play about the communist activist.