Aktzin Hertz File / אקצין הרץ, תיק אישי

Early biography and beginnings

• Birth: Akcin was born on March 16, 1893, in Baltinovo, in the Latgale region of Latvia.
• Beginning of his writing: He began writing stories and short stories in 1913. That same year, he published the magazine "Drakon" in Riga, which was published against the Beilis trial, and also published humorous pages for the holidays.
• wandering: During World War I he moved to Moscow, and in the early 1920s he returned to Riga.

Literary and publishing activity

• "Hever" Publishing House: In 1917 he founded the "Hever" publishing house (in Narva according to one source, or in Moscow according to another). Within this framework, he edited and translated works from world literature into Yiddish, among them works by Mark Twain (including "The King's Son and the Pauper"), Tolstoy, Maupassant, Kuprin andBellamy.
• Political writing: Aksin published political pamphlets that dealt with topics such as the differences between Bolsheviks and Mensheviks, the systems of government in Western countries (France, England, the USA, and Switzerland), and social issues such as "Capitalism and Prostitution" by August Babel.

Journalism and editing in Riga

After his return to Riga in 1920, he became a central figure in the local Yiddish press:

• Daily newspapers: He worked on the editorial board of the newspaper "Dos Falk" (The People), but left it in 1922 along with other colleagues and published the pamphlet "Di Gela Presse" (The Yellow Press).
• Editing humorous magazines: Edited the humorous magazines "Ashmadai" and-"Green Knight" (The Green Knights) between 1922–1929.
• Additional newspapers: He collaborated with a long line of newspapers and magazines such as "The New Zeit", "Latest News", "Primorgan", "Nei Arad", and "The Watch". In the newspaper "The New Zeit" he published lists, humorous pictures and articles.
• Fiction: He published collections of stories and individual stories such as "Shadows", "Childhood Memories", "The Learned One" and "Gelt" (Money).

The war period and his fate

• During the Holocaust: During the Hitler regime, Aksin managed to escape to the Soviet Union and found refuge in Tashkent.
• After the war: At the end of the war he returned to Riga. The sources state that His later fate is unknown..

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