E. was born on 20 April 1895 in Pruzhany, Poland. His father was a merchant, who went over to Lodz when E. was a year old.

He learned in a city school, in a cheder, and as a child of eleven years by himself he traveled to his father in New York, where he attended a folkshul, sang with a cantor, afterwards also the [hoyfn] and at the same time selling the published texts of songs for singing.

Introduced to Yiddish actors, he became with Isidore Lillian a role "rewriter", and afterwards a prompter, remaining in this calling also with other theatres.

E., for a certain time, was the manager of Max Gabel's guest-roles across the province.

M. E.