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Also Known As	Sholem Yankev Abramovitsh • S. Y. Abramovitsh • Mendele Mocher Sforim • Mendele Moykher Sefarim • Mendele Moykher Seforim • Mendele Mokher Sforim
Born	November 20, 1835 • Russia • (Birthday in 7 days)
Died	December 8, 1917 (aged 82) • Odesa • Ukraine
Notable Works	“The Parasite” • “The Travels and Adventures of Benjamin the Third”

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