Famous Ukrainian Jews Commemorated on Postage Stamps
Vitaly Charny's Philatelic Biographies
"My only
goal is to attract people to the hobby of topical philately as a
way to learn Jewish history"
Vcharny@aol.com
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Regarded as one of the most creative writers in Yiddish, Sholom Aleichem
was famous for his sad and ironical novels and stories that describe
the life of simple Russian Jews in small towns. His most known characters
are Menachem Mendel, the typical small-town Jew; the eternal dreamer
and schemer (Luftmensch); and the best loved, Tobias the Dairyman (Tevye
der Milchiger), an indestructible optimist. |
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(aka
Vladimir Aronovich Khavkin)
Dr. Haffkine worked in Pasteur's world famous laboratory where already
worked Elia Metchnikoff. His initial work on producing a cholera inoculation
was successful. During the Indian cholera epidemic of 1893, he traveled
to Calcutta and introduced his new preventative inoculation. After initial
criticism by the local medical bodies, it was widely accepted. |
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Leonid Osipovich Utyosov was and is the legend and pride of the Russian
culture. Regardless of his lack in musical background, he became the
most popular singer of his time. In a country where jazz was declared
foreign, western influence, he managed to not only establish, but to
also preserve for many years to come, the first of the Soviet jazz. |
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A unique personality in the history of Russian culture,
Dunayevsky’s music is the essence of the Soviet song. Unlike many
other composers, he was immensely popular in his lifetime. 45 years after
his death, his radiant, cheerful and optimistic melodies have lost none
of their charm. |
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