Born in 1874 in Pereyaslav, Ukraine. Father -- a notary. Received a home education. 1882 -- acted in a child's role for Goldfaden. On 7 November 1887 he began to act in a Russian "amateur" group, a year later became a professional Yiddish actor in the troupe of Fiszon and Spivakovski, then in various other Yiddish troupes.

He arrived in America, he had for several years acted in Yiddish variety theatres. He returned to Europe and from 1910 to 1913 he acted in comical roles and was a stage regisseur in Lodz's "Grand Theatre" for Zandberg, then went away to Russia and participated in the productions of the Fiszon troupe in the Far East. From there he returned to America and went on the road across the province with non-union Yiddish troupes.

K. wrote the following plays:

• "Der gefunener zun", "Der ziser khoylem" (later called "Itikl vil khasane hobn" [published anonymously under the name "Itsikl vil khasune hoben", oder, "Der kales khoylem", an operetta in five acts. Publisher Sh. Goldfarb, Warsaw, 1925, 40 pp.].

• "Tsurik aheym kayn tsion"

• "Dos farmer-lebn"