Zelda Schneurson Mishkovsky, known simply as “Zelda,” was one of the most widely acclaimed and personally beloved of Israeli poets. The daughter and granddaughter of Chasidic rabbis, Zelda was born in Russia on June 20, 1914. Her first cousin was Rabbi Menahem Mendel Schneerson, the famous Lubavitcher Rebbe who was regarded by his followers as the Messiah.
In 1928, Zelda’s family made aliyah to the land of Israel. The family settled in Jerusalem, and both Zelda’s father and grandfather died shortly afterwards. She became a teacher and spent most of her adult life living with and caring for her mother, in both Haifa and Jerusalem.
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