Singer, Israel Joshua

Singer, Israel Joshua
(1893–1944)
   Yiddish novelist. Son of a Polish rabbi and the older brother of Isaac Bashevis Singer, Israel began writing for Yiddish papers first in Warsaw and then in Kiev. In 1933 he emigrated to the United States and wrote plays for the New York Yiddish Art Theatre. He published two collections of short stories that established his position as a leading Yiddish writer. In 1932 his novel Yoshe Kalb dealt with the 19–century ghetto life he had known. Dramatized by Maurice SCHWARTZ, Yoshe Kalb became a Yiddish folklore character. The Brothers Ashkenazi (1936), an historical novel, was his most important work. This was followed by East of Eden (Yidd. 1938; Eng. 1939) and The Family Carnovsky (Yidd. 1943; Eng. 1969). SINGER, Simeon 1848–1906. English rabbi. Singer was the rabbi of the New West End Synagogue and the compiler and translator of the Authorized Daily Prayer Book in English, which is still in general use.

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  • Singer, Israel Joshua — (1893 1944)    Polish Yiddish novelist and playwright, brother of Isaac Bashevis Singer and Esther Kreitman. He was born in BLgoraj, Poland, and lived in Warsaw and Kiev. He settled in the US in 1937. His writings include Yoshe Kalb and The… …   Dictionary of Jewish Biography

  • Israel Joshua Singer — (* 30. November 1893 in Biłgoraj; † 10. Februar 1944 in New York City) war ein jüdischer Schriftsteller polnischer Herkunft. Leben Er war Sohn einer …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Israel Joshua Singer — (November 30, 1893, Biłgoraj, Poland February 10, 1944 New York) was a Yiddish novelist. He was born Yisroel Yehoyshue (Yeshue) Zinger the son of Pinchas Mendl Zinger, a rabbi and author of rabbinic commentaries, and Basheva Zylberman. He was the …   Wikipedia

  • Israel Joshua Singer — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Singer. Israel Joshua Singer, photographie prise par Carl Van Vechten en 1938 Israel Joshua Singer né le 30 novembre …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Singer (disambiguation) — A singer is a person who sings.Singer may refer also to: * Singer Corporation, major manufacturer of sewing machines * Singer Building, in which the Singer Corporation was based in New York City * Singer (surname), a list of people with the… …   Wikipedia

  • Israel Yehoshua Singer — Israel Joshua Singer, foto tomada por Carl Van Vechten, 1938 Israel Joshua Singer (30 de noviembre de 1893, Biłgoraj, Polonia 10 de febrero de 1944, New York), fue un novelista judío polaco en lengua idish. Nacido como Yisroel Yehoyshue Zinger, e …   Wikipedia Español

  • Israel Joschua Singer — Israel Joschua Singer, 1938 Israel Joschua Singer (auch: Israel Joshua, Israel Jehoschua oder Israel Josua Singer; * 30. November[1] 1893 in Biłgoraj; † 10. Februar 1944 in New York) war ein bedeutender jiddi …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • SINGER (I. B.) — Peu avant de recevoir le prix Nobel de littérature, au mois d’octobre 1978, Isaac Bashevis Singer déclarait: «Je suis presque le dernier écrivain yiddish...» En couronnant Singer, l’Académie suédoise a voulu non seulement attirer l’attention sur… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • SINGER, ISAAC BASHEVIS — (1904–1991), Yiddish novelist, critic, and journalist. The younger brother of the novelists Ester Kraytman and I.J. Singer , Isaac was born into a rabbinical family in Leoncin, Poland. He grew up in Warsaw, where he made his career until his… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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