Background
He was born in Lipcani, Bessarabia and became a teacher in Bessarabia and Volhynia.
He was born in Lipcani, Bessarabia and became a teacher in Bessarabia and Volhynia.
His first published work Mesholim, a book of fables, didn"t appear until shortly after his death, when it became a best seller. Selected works of Eliezer Steinbarg can be found in the bilingual The Jewish Book of Fables (2003), translated by Curt Leviant. He lies buried in the Jewish cemetery in Chernivtsi.
The Eliezer Steinbarg Jewish Cultural Society in Chernivtsi is named after him.