Biography of Mordkhe Schaechter

Mordkhe Schaechter (* 1. December 1927 in Chernivtsi; † 15. February 2007 in The Bronx) was a jiddischer Linguist und Schriftsteller. He was 79 years old. He studied at University of Vienna. He worked at YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, Jewish Theological Seminary of America, Yeshiva University and Columbia University. He was awarded the Itzik Manger Prize. His cause of death was stroke.