Funeral services were held today for Zisha Landau, 48, Yiddish lyrical poet, who died Saturday night of a heart attack. He was one of the leaders of the group of “young poets,” and at the time of his death was Yiddish publicity director of the Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies.
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