Yosef Haim Brenner, alternately Yosef Chaim Brenner, (1881 - 1921) was a Ukrainian-born Hebrew-language author, one of the pioneers of modern Hebrew literature. Born to a poor family, Brenner grew up in grinding poverty. In 1902 he was drafted into the Russian army. Two years later, when the Russo-Japanese War broke out, he deserted and was caught, but escaped to London with the help of the General Jewish Labor Union, which he had joined as a youth. Wikipedia
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