Translator and editor of this book, Simcha Simchovitch is an award-winning Canadian Jewish poet,novelist,teacher, and scholar. He aws the librarian and curator at Beth Tzedec Congregation in Toronto, Ontario. Among his previous publications are Selected Poems, The Remnant, and The Song that Never Died all published by Mosaic Press. He has received numerous awards, most recently the prestigious J.I.Segal 2004Award