Berlin in 1914. The name Bin-Gorion is also inscribed on his tombstone. His last years were spent in intensive writing and research, collecting Jewish legends and folktales and publishing in Hebrew, Yiddish, and German. After his death, his wife and their son Emanuel Bin-Gorion translated some of his works into German, among them Die Sagen der Juden ("The Legends of the Jews", 1935) and Der Born Judas ("The Well of Judah"), published in six volumes. Berdyczewski's popularity among the Jews of his age is attributed to his success in expressing their ambivalent attitude towards the traditional Jewish world, and to the secular European culture. Commemoration The Israeli moshav Sdot Micha, founded in 1955, was named after him. Published works Der Born Judas (6 Vols., 1924) Sinai und Garizin (1926) Die Sagen der Juden (5 Vols., 1927) References External links The George Washington University's Melvin Gelman Library web site German site of tombstones The Jewish Agency site (Berdyczewski is spelled "Berdichevsky" on this site) JewishEncyclopedia.com - BERDYCZEWSKI, MICAH JOSEPH: at www.jewishencyclopedia.com - Jewish Encyclopedia 1865 births 1921 deaths People from Medzhybizh Ukrainian Jews Modern Hebrew writers Ukrainian writers in German Yiddish-language writers German-language writers Jewish folklorists