Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
GOLDBERG, ISAAC — (1887–1938), U.S. author. Born in Boston, Goldberg wrote Sir William S. Gilbert (1913); The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (1928); George Gershwin (1931); Major Noah: American Jewish Pioneer (1936); and Queen of Hearts (1936), a biography of Lola… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
APPEL, JUDAH LEIB — (1857–1934), one of the first active members of the Ḥovevei Zion movement in Vilna. Appel, who was born in Viekšniai, Lithuania, served as secretary of the Ḥovevei Zion branch in Vilna for almost 25 years. He was also secretary of the benei moshe … Encyclopedia of Judaism
HEBREW LITERATURE, MODERN — definition and scope beginnings periodization … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Yiddish theatre — consists of plays written and performed primarily by Jews in Yiddish, the language of the Eastern European Ashkenazi Jewish community. The range of Yiddish theatre is broad: operetta, musical comedy, and satiric or nostalgic revues; melodrama;… … Wikipedia
HAYNT — (הַיינְט), leading Yiddish daily in Warsaw before World War II. It was founded in 1908 by the Hebrew Yiddish journalist Samuel Jacob Jackan and two Zionists, the brothers Noah and Nehemiah finkelstein , as a continuation of the daily Yidishes… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jewish National Fund — The Jewish National Fund (Hebrew: קרן קימת לישראל, Keren Kayemet LeYisrael ) (abbreviated as JNF, and sometimes KKL) was founded in 1901 to buy and develop land in Ottoman Palestine (later Israel) for Jewish settlement. The JNF is a non profit… … Wikipedia
HAARETZ — (Heb. הָאָרֶץ), Israeli daily newspaper published in Tel Aviv. Established on June 18, 1919, by a group of businessmen headed by isaac leib goldberg and S. Salzmann, it was originally named Hadashot Haaretz. Edited by N. Touroff , the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SAKIAI — (Shakyai or Shakyay; Heb. Saki; Ger. Schaken; Pol. Szaki; Rus. Shaki), city in S.W. Lithuania. The first Jewish settlement was in the 18th century, and in 1897 there were 1,678 Jews (74% of the total population) in the town. In 1915 the Russian… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
