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Markish, Peretz — ▪ Russian writer Peretz also spelled Perets or Pereẓ born Dec. 7 [Nov. 25, Old Style], 1895, Polonnoye, Volhynia, Russian Empire [now Polonnye, Ukr.] died Aug. 12, 1952, U.S.S.R. Soviet Yiddish poet and novelist whose work extols Soviet … Universalium
GORDON, SHMUEL — (1909–1998). Soviet Yiddish prose writer. Gordon was born in Lithuania to a family related to the Hebrew poet judah leib gordon , but grew up in Jewish orphanages in the Ukraine. In 1928 he was a student of the Yiddish department at the Second… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
HOLOCAUST, RESCUE FROM — In October 1933 the League of Nations established the High Commission for Refugees (Jewish and Others) Coming from Germany (see refugees ) under James G. McDonald. When the commission failed to achieve any significant result, McDonald resigned in … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MANN, MENDEL — (Mendl Man; 1916–1975), Yiddish novelist and painter. Mann was born in Płonsk, Poland. When his art education in Warsaw was interrupted by the Nazi invasion, he fled eastwards and enlisted in the Red Army, in which he witnessed the siege of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MARKISH, PERETZ — (1895–1952), Soviet Yiddish poet, novelist, and playwright. Born in Volhynia, Markish received a traditional Jewish education and prepared for entrance to a university. He began writing Russian poetry at age 15 and Yiddish poetry in 1918–19, when … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SCHATZ-ANIN, MAX — (1885–1975), left wing Socialist ideologist and author. Born in Friedrichstadt (Jaunjelgava), Latvia, Schatz Anin studied law at St. Petersburg and joined the zionist Socialist Workers Party (territorialists). He was later arrested and deported… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY, JEWISH — Fantasy is a genre of literature in which realistic narratives are disrupted by unnatural or unexplainable events. The term Science Fiction (SF) emerged during the 1930s as a catchall descriptor for a publishing category with roots traceable to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
TEIF, MOSHE — (1904–1966), Soviet Yiddish poet. Born in Minsk, he contributed to Soviet Yiddish journals from 1924. His most prolific period was in the years immediately preceding the first purge of the Minsk writers (1937), when he published poems and short… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
VILNA — (Pol. Wilno, Lithuanian Vilnius), from 1323 capital of the grand duchy of lithuania ; from 1940 to 1991 capital of the Lithuanian S.S.R.; from 1991 capital of Lithuania; called by East European Jewry, especially in the modern period, the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
YIDDISH LITERATURE — This articles is arranged according to the following outline: introduction UNTIL THE END OF THE 18TH CENTURY the bible in yiddish literature epic homiletic prose drama liturgy ethical literature Historical Songs and Writings transcriptions of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
