Born in 1899 in Bobruisk, White Russia. His father was a tailor. Already at age eleven E. manifested artistic qualities: drawing, art, [klebt fun leyt] and [dough=teyg] various figures.

In 1911 he entered into the Kiev art school for sculpting. Under the influence of the impressionist school, he went over in 1918 to cubism and later to constructionism. He wandered between the Yiddish yeshivas of the Ukraine, and he had produced their figures. He also drew a range of illustrations for the booklets of the Kiev publishers "Kultur-lige (Culture League)".

For the 1926-27 season, E. created the decorations for "Koymenkerer" by A. Fefer and N. Fidl and for the season 1927-28 the decorations for "Ristokratn (Aristocracy)" by B. Volkenshteyn and M. Norvid -- both produced in the Kharkov Yiddish State Theatre.

Max Geller -- Der kinstler mark epstein, "Vokhnshrift", Warsaw, N' 28, 1931.