Ehrlich was born on 12 May 1873 in Vietka, Homel region, White Russia, into a poor family.

He learned in a cheder, in the yeshivas of Vietka and Volozhin, and he also took general studies. He later settled in Warsaw as a Hebrew teacher.

In 1902 he debuted with a sketch in "Der yud" and later in various Yiddish and Hebrew periodic issues. By the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, he settled in Krakow where he was employed in literary work and as a correspondent for the "Forward' (under the pseudonym "Yushr.")

Among the special issues of his work, one also finds "Di dienst -- a pogrom - a bild in one act" (Podgurze, 1909, p. 16, 16°), which is often performed by "amateur" circles.

On 1 August 1931 Ehrlidh passed away in Krakow.

• Z. Reisen -- "Lexicon of Yiddish Literature," Vol. II, pp. 823-825.