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Hersh David Nomberg

1876 – 1927

Polish author and translator

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Lived 1876 – 1927 (aged 51). Hersh David Nomberg was a Polish translator, journalist, essayist and writer.

Hersh Dovid Nomberg , also written Hersh David Nomberg (14 April 1876 – 21 November 1927), was a Polish-Jewish writer, journalist, and essayist in the Yiddish language.

Biography Born in the Polish town of Mszczonów, near Warsaw, he grew up in a Hasidic background, before moving to Warsaw to pursue a career as a writer. Under the influence of his mentor I. L. Peretz he began writing in Yiddish as well as Hebrew. He played an important role in the Czernowitz Conference in 1908. Nomberg also had a brief career as a politician, serving as a delegate in the Sejm for the Folkspartei. "Fliglman" (short story, 1903)

Translations into English "In the Mountains", translated by Joachim Neugroschel, in No Star Too Beautiful. Norton: New York, 2002. . "Friends", translated by Seymour Levitan, in Have I Got a Story for You. Norton: New York, 2016. Warsaw Stories, translated by Daniel Kennedy. White Goat Press: Amherst, 2019. . A Cheerful Soul and Other Stories, translated by Daniel Kennedy. Snuggly Books: Sacramento, 2021. . Between Parents, translated by Ollie Elkus and Daniel Kennedy. Farlag Press: Tours, 2021. .

Zhitlovsky, Sholem Asch, I L Peretz, Abraham Reisen during the Czernowitz-Conference 1908

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Birth century
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Education
University of Jena
Positions held
Member of the Sejm of the Second Polish Republic
Also known as
Hersh Dovid Nomberg, Hersh Daṿid Nomberg

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Who was Hersh David Nomberg?

Polish author and translator (1876–1927)

When was Hersh David Nomberg born?

Hersh David Nomberg was born on 4 April 1876 in Mszczonów.

When did Hersh David Nomberg die?

Hersh David Nomberg died on 21 November 1927 in Otwock.

What was Hersh David Nomberg's occupation?

Hersh David Nomberg was a translator, journalist, essayist and writer.

What nationality was Hersh David Nomberg?

Hersh David Nomberg was Polish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Hersh David Nomberg

· Wikidata: Q1620347

· DBpedia: Hersh Dovid Nomberg

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