Dina Blond

Dina Bond
BornMarch 1, 1887
Vilnius, Lithuania
Died1985(1985-00-00) (aged 97–98)
New York City, U.S.
NationalityPolish, American
Other namesSzejne Fejgl Szapiro-Michalewicz
OccupationYiddish translator

Dina Blond (1 March 1887 - 1985) was a prominent member of the Jewish Labour Bund in Poland and a prolific Yiddish translator. She translated over 30 works of world literature into Yiddish from German, English, and Russian.

She was born Shayne-Feygl Szapiro in Vilna,[1] then a part of the Russian Empire.

In the mid-1920s Blond became chairwoman of the Bund's women's organisation, the Yidisher Arbeter Froy (YAF). She was also editor of the women's page of the party newspaper, Folkstsaytung.[2]

  1. ^ The Jewish Women's Archive Encyclopedia, Gertrud Pickhan. "Dina Blond". Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. ^ YIVO Archives "Dina Blond". Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.