Dear friends! We are sad to inform you that Moysey Fishbein – Ukrainian poet and translator, leading figure of Ukrainian and Jewish culture, true patriot of Ukraine died yesterday, on May 26, at the age of 74, after a long illness.

Member of the National union of writers of Ukraine and the Ukrainian PEN Club, during his work he has repeatedly been nominated for various state and public awards – in particular, he was a laureate of the Vasyl Stus Prize and laureate of the order of prince Yaroslav the Wise of V degree. Moysey Fishbein collections of poems and translations of works from dozens of European languages were highly praised by writers and critics, м are widely popular not only in Ukraine but also abroad.

We express our sincere condolences to Moysey Fishbein family and relatives. Eternal memory. Baruch Dayan HaEmet.