Israel Jonah Medres (; 1894 – August 6, 1964) was a Canadian

Yiddish Yiddish, historically Judeo-German, is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated in 9th-century Central Europe, and provided the nascent Ashkenazi community with a vernacular based on High German fused with ...

journalist and writer.

Biography

Israel Medres was born in Lekhovich,

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, in 1894. He studied for three years at the yeshiva of

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. At the age of 16 he immigrated to Canada, where he joined the staff of the ''

Keneder Adler ''Der Keneder Adler'' () was Canada's leading Yiddish newspaper from 1907 until 1977. Founded in Montreal by Hirsch Wolofsky, the ''Adler'' underpinned Yiddish cultural activity in the city for much of the 20th century. History After losing his ...

'' in 1922.

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Medres, Israel 1894 births 1964 deaths 20th-century Canadian Jews Burials at Baron de Hirsch Cemetery, Montreal Canadian Ashkenazi Jews Canadian columnists Yiddish-language journalists Journalists from Montreal Canadian people of Belarusian-Jewish descent