Alexander Bercovitch (March 15, 1891 – January 07, 1951) was a painter, set designer and teacher, known for his lively picturing and Expressionist intensity of colour.
The monks gave him basic painting lessons and by age 15, he was designing sets and costumes for Kherson's Yiddish language theatre groups.
There he became part of a circle of painters which included Louis Muhlstock, Sam Borenstein, Harry Mayerovitch and Regina Seiden, among others.
[2] He taught art at The Women's Hebrew Association (YWHA) in Montreal from 1934 to 1946, and had as his students Moe Reinblatt (who became his "student-in-charge"), Rita Briansky, Ghitta Caiserman, Esther Wertheimer and others.
The inaugural speaker was to be Dr. Max Stern, one of the leaders among Canadian art dealers, and the exhibition was to open at 7 p.m. on Sunday, January 7.
[2] The Jewish Public Library Archives has the fonds for the Robert Adams Collection which includes transcripts of interviews with Bercovitch.