The Night of the Murdered Yiddish Poets by Editorial Staff August 6, 2007 Israel/Today In Jewish History/What happened in 1967/Year: 1967 52 views In 1952, the last year of Stalin’s life, 15 Soviet Jews, including five prominent Yiddish writers and poets, were secretly tried and convicted of capital offenses, including treason, espionage, and bourgeois nationalism. Read More +