ROSTEN, LEO CALVIN — (1908–1997), U.S. humorist. Born in Lodz, Poland, Rosten was taken to the U.S. as a child. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1937. He had a distinguished career in the U.S. government as a consultant to the secretary of war… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Rosten, Leo — ▪ American writer in full Leo Calvin Rosten, pseudonym Leonard Q. Ross born April 11, 1908, Łódź, Pol. died Feb. 19, 1997, New York, N.Y. Polish born American author and social scientist best known for his popular books on Yiddish… … Universalium
Rosten, Leo Calvin — ▪ 1998 Polish born American writer (b. April 11, 1908, Lodz, Pol. d. Feb. 19, 1997, New York, N.Y.), had a six decade long career during which he wrote numerous works, both fiction and nonfiction, that celebrated the culture, humour, and… … Universalium
Rosten, Leo Calvin — (1908 97) American humorist. He was born in Lodz in Poland, and went to the US as a child. He later served in the US government. Under his pen name Leonard Q. Ross he wrote The Education of H*y*m*a*n K*a*p*l*a*n and The Return of H*y*m*a*n… … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
Leo Rosten — Leo Calvin Rosten (11 avril 1908 – 19 février 1997) est né à Łódź, alors en Russie et maintenant en Pologne, et est mort à New York. Enseignant et chercheur, il est surtout connu comme humoriste dans les domaines de la rédaction de scénarios et d … Wikipédia en Français
Leo Rosten — Leo Calvin Rosten (April 11, 1908 February 19, 1997) was born in Lodz, Russian Empire (now Poland) and died in New York City. He was a teacher, academic and humorist best remembered for his stories about the night school prodigy Hyman Kaplan… … Wikipedia
Yinglish — This article is about English words in Yiddish. For the opposite, see Yiddish words used by English speaking Jews. Yinglish words are neologisms created by speakers of Yiddish in English speaking countries, sometimes to describe things that were… … Wikipedia
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Yiddish language — Not to be confused with Hebrew language. Yiddish ייִדיש yidish Pronunciation [ˈjɪdɪʃ] Spoken in United States, Israel, Argentina … Wikipedia
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