Quote of the day
Nobody understood better than Mr. Lincoln the obvious truth that in politics it does not suffice merely to nominate candidates. Something must also be done to elect them.
Abba Kovner

Born: March 14, 1918
Died: September 25, 1987 (aged 69)
Bio: Abba Kovner was a Jewish Hebrew poet, writer and partisan leader. He became one of the great poets of modern Israel. He was a cousin of the Israeli Communist Party leader Meir Vilner.
Known for:
- Sloan-Kettering
- Scrolls of Testimony
- Anthology of Yiddish Folksongs (1984)
- Le-akev et ha-keriah