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28 1914 WARSAW YIDDISH VG CONDITION, HARDCOVER, SUPERB COPY! Leksikon fun der Yidisher Literatur, Prese, un Filologi ("Lexicon of Yiddish Literature, Press, and Philology) REJZEN (Reyzn), ZALMAN (1887–1940?), Yiddish lexicographer, literary historian, and editor. Born in Koidanovo, Minsk province (now Dzerzhinsk, Belorus), Rejzen, together with his elder brother, the poet and short story writer Abraham *Reisen, prepared the Yiddish textbook Muter-Shprakh ("Mother Language," 1908). That year he also published a widely used Yiddish grammar, which he expanded to the more definitive Gramatik fun der Yidisher Shprakh ("Grammar of the Yiddish Language," 1920), thus helping to standardize Yiddish grammar. He also helped to bring greater uniformity to Yiddish spelling by editing a book on Yiddish orthography prepared by a group of Yiddish teachers in 1913. But his most important contributions were in literary history. His Leksikon fun der Yidisher Literatur un Prese ("Lexicon of Yiddish Literature and Press") appeared in a single volume in 1914 under the editorship of S. *Niger and became the basis for his monumental bibliographic Leksikon fun der Yidisher Literatur, Prese, un Filologi ("Lexicon of Yiddish Literature, Press, and Philology"), published in four volumes in Vilna (1926–29), w he had settled in 1915 and assumed a leading role as journalist, editor, scholar, and stimulator of cultural life. When he became the editor of the Yiddish daily Vilner Tog in 1920, he fought for Jewish cultural autonomy and fostered new literary talents. In 1928 he was imprisoned for two months because of his opposition to the Polish government's attempt to compel Jews to accept Sunday as their day of rest. He also edited the linguistic journal Yidishe Filologi and several books, including the handbook for the history of Haskalah literature, Fun Mendelssohn biz Mendele ("From Mendelssohn to Mendele," 1923). With A. Fridkin he coauthored a study on Abraham *Gottlober and wrote on the life and works of I.L. *Peretz (I.L. Peretz – Zayn Lebn un Zayne Verk, "I.L. Peretz – His Life and His Works," 1931). He translated European classics into Yiddish. In 1925 he helped found the *YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, edited several of its important scholarly publications, and was especially active in its sections on philology and literature. The posthumous essay collection, Yidishe Literatur un Yidishe Shprakh ("Yiddish Literature and Yiddish Language," 1965) includes a full bibliography. When Soviet troops occupied Vilna in 1939, he was arrested, and when Vilna was handed over to the Lithuanian Republic, he was taken to Russia, w he was shot in June 1941. No reason was ever given for his imprisonment or execution. We have THOUSANDS of other great Jewish books, Check out our eBay Store !! -- RETURN CUSTOMERS: RETURN CUSTOMERS GET 7% OFF, THIS IS NOT DEDUCTED AUTOMATICALLY, SO PLEASE REQUEST AN INVOICE AND WE'LL SEND ONE OVER ASAP. -- COMBINED SHIPPING DISCOUNTS: T IS 3 DOLLARS OFF EACH ADDITIONAL ITEM SHIPPED AND PAYED FOR TOGETHER. IF YOU PLAN ON BIDDING ON ADDITIONAL ITEMS PLEASE DON'T PAY UNTIL YOU COMPLETE YOUR PURCHASES. THIS DISCOUNT SHOULD BE DEDUCTED AUTOMATICALLY, PLEASE CONTACT US IF IT DOESN'T. ---- INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: WE SHIP MOST BOOKS PRIORITY MAIL. A FLAT RATE ENVELOPE FOR 13 USD (11 TO CANADA) CAN FIT 2 REGULAR SIZED BOOKS AND A FLAT RATE BOX FOR 42.50 USD (26.50 TO CANADA) CAN FIT 8-10 BOOKS IF NOT TOO BIG. REALLY BIG BOOKS ARE MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE TO SHIP. FOR ORDERS 50 POUNDS OR MORE WE OFFER TO SHIP BY BOAT, IT CAN TAKE A FEW MONTHS BUT IS MUCH CHEAPER. --- BUSINESS HOURS: WE ARE OPEN ALL DAYS ASIDE FROM SATURDAY, WE ARE CLOSED ON JEWISH HOLIDAYS. WE SHIP DAILY, SHIPMENTS ARE USUALLY OUT WITHIN 24 HOURS. -- REFUNDS: WE OFFER FULL REFUNDS NO QUESTIONS ASKED, WITHIN 14 DAYS. -- QUESTIONS: WE ARE FOR YOU, AND USUALLY RESPOND WITHIN A FEW HOURS, FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US WITH ANY QUESTIONS. -- 1ST EDITIONS: WE TRY TO BE PRECISE WHEN MARKING... read more

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