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(Xt) Penn, Ascher : IDISH IN AMERIKE MUZ GAYN BARG AROYF

Philadelphia: Self Published, 1941

First edition. Original paper wrappers. 8vo. 48 pages. 23 cm. In Yiddish. Title translates roughly as "Yiddish in America Must Thrive!" Ascher Penn (1908-1979) was born in Gaisin, Ukraine. His work Hatuey, a Yiddish opera about Cuba's first national hero, was recently thrust into the Jewish communal spotlight as it was premiered in Cuba. He arrived in the United States in 1935 by way of Cuba, where in 1932 he founded and edited Cubas first Jewish weekly, Havaner Lebn. His father, Sholem Pennes, who was prominent in Cubas Jewish community, had brought his family to that country in 1924. Before joining the Forward in 1963, Penn was the news and city editor for the Yiddish-language paper, The Day-Jewish Journal where he also functioned as the papers United Nations correspondent. The author of a two-volume study, "Judaism in America, " which was published in Yiddish in 1958, Penn studied at the University of Havana and later in the United States at the Drexel Institute in Philadelphia where he was enrolled at the School for Civil Engineers and Architects. Penn was a member of the Farband, Jewish Lab or Committee, Yiddish Writers Union and YIVO. His work recently garnered attention as it SUBJECTS: Yiddish literature -- United States. OCLC lists 9 copies worldwide. Ex-library with usual markings. Soiling and small tear to wrappers. Internally Very Good. (YID-27-11)

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