Tschernichowsky, Saul — (1875 1943) Born in the south Russia shtetl of Mikhailovka, he benefited from both traditional Jewish religious education and modern secular education, with a concentration on foreign languages. At the age of 15, he was sent to Odessa for… … Historical Dictionary of Israel
TCHERNICHOWSKY, SAUL — (1875–1943), Hebrew poet. Born in the village of Mikhailovka, Russia, Tchernichowsky grew up in the home of pious parents who were, however, open to the influences of the haskalah and Ḥibbat Zion . He attended a modern Hebrew school, where he… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Physician writer — Physician writers are medical doctors who write creatively in fields outside their practice of medicine. Their works include short stories, novels, poetry, drama, screenplays, children’s literature, speculative fiction, scholarly works, essays,… … Wikipedia
hebräische Literatur. — hebräische Literatur. Das Hebräische diente in biblischer Zeit als jüdische Umgangs und Literatursprache, in der spätbiblischen und nachbiblischen Antike neben dem Aramäischen v. a. als Literatursprache. Das Schrifttum aus diesen Perioden wurde … Universal-Lexikon
BIALIK, ḤAYYIM NAḤMAN — (1873–1934), the greatest Hebrew poet of modern times, essayist, storywriter, translator, and editor, who exercised a profound influence on modern Jewish culture. Born in the village of Radi, near Zhitomir (Volhynia), Bialik s development as a… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MODERN TIMES – FROM THE 1880S TO THE EARLY 21ST CENTURY — introduction effects of anti jewish discrimination in russia pogroms and mass emigration german jewry racism and antisemitism The Economic Crisis of the Early 1930s In Soviet Russia after 1917 new types of social organization contribution to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MALACHI, ELIEZER RAPHAEL — (1895–1980), U.S. Hebrew scholar and bibliographer. Born in Jerusalem, Malachi emigrated to the United States at the age of 17. A conscientious and diligent scholar, he began his literary career with original and translated stories, but in early… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SILBERSCHLAG, EISIG — (1903–1988), Hebrew poet and critic. He grew up in a ḥasidic home in Metri, Galicia, migrated to the U.S., studied at the University of Vienna, and returned to the U.S. He was professor in Hebrew literature at the Hebrew Teachers College in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
