YISROEL (ISRAEL) IZBITS
He hailed from Russia and lived in Rochester, New York. He was employed as a Hebrew teacher. He collected Jewish jokes and folktales that
he published in a book entitled Der lustiger hoyz-fraynd, a zamlung fun 450 fersheydene
vitsn, satiren un frehlikhe ertseylungen fun barimte mentshn, rabonim un andere
khakhomim tsum fergenigen un tsayt-fartrayb far ale klasn, mit a foreyde
(The cheerful house-friend, a collection of 450 different jokes, satires, and
joyful stories from notable people, rabbis, and other wise men to enjoy
pastimes for all classes, with a foreword) (Rochester, New York, 1919), 125
pp. He was also the author of Amarim
mesamkhe lev (Tales from joys of the heart) (Rochester, date unknown).
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