Mordekhai Lipson letter, biography and bibliography, January 25, 1948.
מכתב ביוגרפיה וביבליוגרפיה של מרדכי ליפסון.

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

Lipson, Mordekhai, 1885-1958, autor, correspondent.

Contributor:

Lantz, A., Brooklyn, correspondent.

Karp, Abraham J., former owner.

Abraham J. and Deborah Karp Collection of Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Hebrew

Yiddish

Subjects (All):

Lipson, Mordekhai, 1885-1958.

Lipson, Mordekhai.

Authors, Hebrew--Biography.

Authors, Hebrew.

Yiddish literature--20th century.

Yiddish literature.

Fan mail--Jewish authors.

Fan mail.

Manuscripts, Hebrew--Israel--Tel Aviv--20th century--Specimens.

Manuscripts, Hebrew.

Jewish authors.

Genre:

Biographies.

Correspondence.

Airmail stamps.

Photographs.

Bibliographies.

Biographies

Penn Provenance:

Formerly in the collection of Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Karp.

Physical Description:

1 item (2 sides) : paper ; 195 x 240 mm + 1 photograph

Production:

[Tel Aviv], January 25, 1948.

Place of Publication:

January 25, 1948.

Language Note:

In Hebrew; some titles in Yiddish on verso; addresses and date in English.

Biography/History:

Hebrew and Yiddish folklorist, writer, and translator (1885-1958); founder of the New York Hebrew daily Ha-Doʼar, editor of Ha-Tsofeh, author of Mi-dor dor and Di ṿelṭ dertseylṭ, translated works of Isaac Bashevis Singer and Joseph Opatoshu to Hebrew; born in Bialystok, lived in New York, immigrated to Palestine, 1930.

Summary:

This is a letter responding to fan mail from Mordekhai Lipson to Dr. A. Lantz of Brooklyn answering a request for an autograph, photograph, and a short autobiography and bibliography. The letter states that Lipson is glad that he is not forgotten in New York since his immigration to Palestine, due to his earlier teaching and writing there and his old circle of friends; he indicates that he is sending Lantz an "album" (perhaps a catalog of available books). Autobiography on verso; includes information from Lipson's early life studying in yeshivah under R. Israel Meir ha-kohen (Kagan; 1838-1933) in Radin (Raduń, Belarus) and his early days in the diamond trade in Antwerp. Following this is a list of titles categorized into those he authored and translated.

Notes:

Air letter sheet (quarter fold) with printed air mail stamp; address of author Ahad Ha'Am St 106, Tel-Aviv, Palestine; address of recipient 1090 Sutter Ave., Brooklyn. Air letter sheets were introduced to British Mandate Palestine in November 1944 until the Mandate expired (May 14, 1948).

Item housed with photograph of author (sepia photograph, 40 x 29 mm).

Title supplied by cataloger.

Cited as:

UPenn Karp BIV.4f.

OCLC:

1255716503