Hillel Solotaroff Explained

Hillel Solotaroff
Birth Place:Elizavetgrad, Russia
Death Place:New York
Other Names:Hilel Zolotarov
Occupation:Doctor

Hillel Solotaroff (1865–1921) was a doctor known for his leadership in the New York Jewish/Yiddish anarchist movement.[1] Solotaroff emigrated from Elizabetgrad in 1882 and while he pursued medical school, wrote for anarchist publications and was an exceptionally popular speaker. He became a member of the Jewish anarchist group Pioneers of Liberty and introduced the anarchist duo Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman.[2] Solotaroff continued writing through his life for various publications, writing a daily column for yiddish-language daily newspaper Der Tog (The Day).[3] Later in his life, Solotaroff's views moved towards nationalism and Socialist Zionism.

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  1. Book: Tshubinski, Borekh . Niger . Samuel . Shatzky . Jacob . Leḳsiḳon fun der nayer Yidisher liṭeraṭur . Hillel Solotaroff . 1956 . . New York . yi . mdy-all . http://yleksikon.blogspot.com/2016/07/hilel-zolotarov-hillel-solotaroff.html . 4421599 .
  2. Book: Avrich. Paul. Paul Avrich. Avrich. Karen. Sasha and Emma. registration. 2012. Harvard University Press. 978-0-674-07034-9. 36.
  3. Book: Paul Avrich. Anarchist Voices: An Oral History of Anarchism in America. AK Press. 2005. 978-1-904859-27-7. 211–.