John Paley

John Paley (February 6, 1871 – December 23, 1907) was a Russian-born American Yiddish writer and newspaper editor.

Biography

Early life Paley was born on February 6, 1871, in Plyeshchanitsy, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire, the son of Hyman Paley and Chaye Chortow. His father later worked as principal of a Yiddish school in Rochester, New York.

Work Paley's first novel, Die Russische Helden, was published in the Folksadvocat. He then joined their staff and later became its editor. In 1892, he became editor of the Yiddishe Presse in Philadelphia. In 1894, he became a founder and publisher of the Folksvechter back in New York. When that paper was sold, he joined the staff of the Yiddishes Tageblatt, working with that paper until he died. Under him, the paper was opposed to socialism.

Paley also wrote dramas "The Russian Nihilist" and "Life in New York," "Die Schwarze Chevrah," "Uriel Acosta," "Mysteries of the East Side," "The Erev Rav," "Yichus und Verbrechen," and "Das Leben in New York."