American Yiddish literary drama: Asch and Pinski
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Dovid Pinski (1872-1959)
Pinski emigrated to America in 1899, remaining there until finally settling in Israel in 1949. His extensive literary output in America included short stories, novels, plays, and essays. Pinski’s nationalist Jewish and Zionist ideology were major factors in his fondness for historical topics, both in his prose and in his dramatic works. Among the many plays he wrote, Der oytser (The Treasure) and Yankl der shmid (Yankl the Blacksmith) attained the greatest popularity. Der eybiker yid (The Eternal Jew), with its messianic content, was among the first plays produced by the Hebrew-language Habimah Theater in Moscow (Ha-Yehudi ha-nitsḥi; 1920).
Sholem Asch
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