LEIZAR by David Gelernter

Author:David Gelernter [Gelernter, David]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: David Gelernter
Published: 2022-01-21T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 28

Minna is born and Lev arrives

The news had spread a long way, and one morning, a visitor arrived at the factory asking for Leizar. He was clearly a Russian, dressed as he was in all black leather with a Russian style double cap on his head. He had dark hair, a bushy moustache and just a trace of a small beard on his chin. His leather jacket was buttoned right up to his neck in the Russian style, and he wore glasses with a thin round frame. He looked quite young, but in spite of that he had a serious face.

He introduced himself as Lev Davidovich Bronstein. He said that he had travelled from Russia and staying in Warsaw for just a few days. He had heard about the workers co-operative and the machines, and he had come to see for himself. He had read that it was Leizar’s idea, and he would very much like to talk to him.

Herschel could see that the visitor was more interested in Leizar than himself and put that down to the two of them being close in age, although Leizar was probably a year or two older. It was when Lev mentioned that he heard of Leizar’s work with Edvard and the movement, that Herschel’s ears pricked up. A Russian here in the factory and asking about the movement… He pulled Leizar to one side.

‘Leizar, be very careful. You don’t know this young man. He could bring a lot of trouble to us. Maybe he is from the Duma, we could lose everything we have, and worse, end up in prison.’

Leizar was already wary. His experiences in the past had taught him not to trust anyone he didn’t know, but there was something about this intense looking young man that chimed with Leizar. ‘Don’t worry Papa, I am not stupid, but I want to Leizar had demonstrated the machines to Lev, he walked him to the front door, and he left. Leizar returned to Herschel’s office. ‘He wants to have a chat and there is something very curious about him. He is Jewish so I have arranged to meet him at the synagogue later and find out more. I will be careful, I promise.’

When they met at the Great Synagogue, Bronstein explained that his family were Jewish, from Ukraine. They lived in a small village originally, but they had recently moved to Bereslavka, which had a large Jewish community. He went to school in Odessa, and he had studied the works of Marx. Apart from Russian he spoke English, French and German and he was a fervent believer in the development of communistic principles to create a fair society throughout the Russian lands, and eventually the world. He and his compatriots were completely committed to the cause.

He had heard of Leizar, Edvard and Yitshok and the work they were doing in Poland and when he had heard further of the workers’ co-operative, he’d been interested to know more, and this was one of the reasons why he’d decided to spend some time in Warsaw.

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