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He and his wife, who has a Ph.D. in architecture, live on a paltry stipend from the government of $1,200 a month. Tony knows Hebrew, Yiddish, Romanian, French, English and some in other languages.

The Beauty of the Hebrew Letter (2023) by Izzy Pludwinski is published by Brandeis University Press and is available online and in bookstores. We hope you enjoyed this article!