A fascinating documentary that presents the story of the writer's life, and examines the social and political events that influenced their works. Isaac Bashevis Singer (1904-1991), was a Polish-born American writer in the ... more »Yiddish language and Nobel Laureate. He was born on July 14th, 1904, in Radzymin, Poland. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1935 and became a naturalized citizen in 1943. Singer was associated with the Jewish Daily Forward, a New York City Yiddish-language newspaper. His novel, Satan in Goray (1955), deals with the 17th century programs in which Jews in Poland were massacred by cossacks. His other well-known novels include The Family Moskat (1950), The Manor (1967), and The Estate (1969). The autobiographical In My Father?s Court was published in 1966. He also wrote many imaginative short stories, including those published in Gimpel the Fool and Other Stories (1957). He won the National Book Award for A Day of Pleasure: Stories of a Boy Growing Up in Warsaw (1969), one of his several books for children. In 1978, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature for an "impassioned narrative art" that is rooted in Polish-Jewish culture. His Collected Stories was published in 1982 and Stories for Children in 1984. A popular film, Yentl, was based on his story Yentl the Yeshiva Boy (1983).« less
Genres:Educational, Documentary Sub-Genres:Educational, Biography Studio:Kultur Video Format:DVD - Color DVD Release Date: 06/27/2006 Release Year: 2006 Run Time: 0hr 45min Screens: Color Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Languages:English