Born on 10 April 1883 in Iasi, Rumania, son of theatre director and actor Yakov Glikman. He learned in a primary school and later in Bucharest he learned to become a photographer.

At the age of nineteen he entered the stage with Segalesco, then he acted in Poland, Russia, Galicia. Finding during the World War in captivity, G. wrote with the captives "Mishke and moshke" in captivity. The production became [bagleyt] for a Rumanian military captive, also P.O.W's, then he acted again in Poland, in 1928 in Rumania.
 

M. E. from Sarah Ettinger.

Jacob Mestel -- "Mlkhmh gotitsn fun a yidishe ofitsir", Warsaw, 1924, II. pp. 269-70.