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Abba Kovner was born on 1918 in Sevastopol, Crimea. He was raised in Vilma, and attended the University of Vilma as an art student, where he later grew a passion for poetry. He later became interested in the Zionist movement, so he joined a local youth group called, the "Ha-Shomer ha-Tsa'r." In June, 1941,