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He Rescued 1.5 Million Yiddish Books. Now He Will Have Time to Read Some.

Home libraries of Yiddish-speaking immigrants were disappearing, leading to the loss of valuable books.

Aaron Lansky embarked on a mission to save the world's Yiddish books by collecting and preserving them. [ more ]

The New Yorker

Israel Joshua Singer, the older brother of Isaac Bashevis Singer, was a talented writer who was overshadowed by his younger sibling.

Israel Joshua Singer's novel 'The Brothers Ashkenazi' was highly acclaimed and he was even considered a potential Nobel Prize candidate. [ more ]

The New Yorker

Israel Joshua Singer was a highly talented writer overshadowed by his younger brother, Isaac Bashevis Singer.

Israel Joshua Singer's novel 'The Brothers Ashkenazi' was compared to Tolstoy and he was considered a future Nobel Prize candidate. [ more ]

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