The Brothers Ashkenazi

novel by Singer

Also known as: “Di brider Ashkenazi”

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The Brothers Ashkenazi is a historical novel by I.J. Singer, published in 1936. It is a multigenerational story that examines the rivalry between two brothers, whose fortunes mirror the rise and fall of their birthplace, the Polish industrial city of Łódź. The novel delves into the growth of the Jewish textile industry in Poland, showcasing Singer's skill in linking vivid characters to their historical and socioeconomic context. Singer, the elder brother of Nobel laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer, was known for his realistic historical novels written in Yiddish.12

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I.J. Singer
…novel Di brider Ashkenazi (The Brothers Ashkenazi) was published in 1936 and was followed in 1938 by Ḥaver Naḥman (“Comrade Naḥman”), a scathing indictment of communism, and then in 1943 by Di mishpoḥe Ḳarnovsḳi (The Family Carnovsky).
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…novel Di brider Ashkenazi (The Brothers Ashkenazi) was published in 1936 and was followed in 1938 by Ḥaver Naḥman (“Comrade Naḥman”), a scathing indictment of communism, and then in 1943 by Di mishpoḥe Ḳarnovsḳi (The Family Carnovsky).
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Yiddish literature
Writers in Poland and the Soviet Union
Di brider Ashkenazy (1936; The Brothers Ashkenazi) is a three-volume historical novel about the growth of the Jewish textile industry in Poland.
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Di brider Ashkenazy (1936; The Brothers Ashkenazi) is a three-volume historical novel about the growth of the Jewish textile industry in Poland.
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