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S. Ansky was a writer, activist, and ethnographer born in Tshashnik, Belorussia in 1863. He attended a traditional Jewish heder and became a close friend of Chaim Zhitlowsky, discovering Hebrew and Russian literature. Until 1908, Ansky wrote mainly in Russian, switching to Yiddish after meeting Peretz. He brought to Yiddish literature a deep appreciation of Jewish folk values. As head of the Jewish ethnographic expedition financed by Baron Gunzberg, he traveled through the villages of Volhynia and Podolia from 1912 to 1914, collecting material. Ansky's masterpiece is the play "The Dybbuk," which combines folkloristic aspects with universal themes of love, suffering, and the search for an authentic self. During World War I, Ansky devoted himself to relief work for Jewish war victims. He died in 1920. Ansky's contributions to Jewish culture and literature are significant, and his work continues to be studied and celebrated today.
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Library of Yiddish Classics Series

  • Dybbuk and Other Tales of the Supernatural

    Dybbuk and Other Tales of the Supernatural

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    Publication Date: 1997-12-01
    ISBN-10: 1559361379 | ISBN-13: 9781559361378
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New Yiddish Library Series Series

  • The Dybbuk and Other Writings

    The Dybbuk and Other Writings

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    Publication Date: 2002-09-01
    ISBN-10: 0300092504 | ISBN-13: 9780300092509
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Pioneers Series

  • Pioneers: The First Breach

    Pioneers: The First Breach

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    Publication Date: 1927-01-01
    ISBN-10: 081561084X | ISBN-13: 9780815610847
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  • Great Jewish Plays

    Great Jewish Plays

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    Publication Date: 1989-12-30
    ISBN-10: 0380515733 | ISBN-13: 9780380515738
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  • The Dybbuk

    The Dybbuk

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    Publication Date: 1914-01-01
    ISBN-10: 0871402629 | ISBN-13: 9780871402622
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  • Four Plays: Bilingual Edition

    Four Plays: Bilingual Edition

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    Publication Date: 2013-03-06
    ISBN-10: 1482331993 | ISBN-13: 9781482331998
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  • 1915 Diary of S. An-sky: A Russian Jewish Writer at the Eastern Front

    1915 Diary of S. An-sky: A Russian Jewish Writer at the Eastern Front

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    Publication Date: 2016-03-28
    ISBN-10: 025302045X | ISBN-13: 9780253020451
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  • The Enemy at His Pleasure: A Journey Through the Jewish Pale of Settlement During World War I

    The Enemy at His Pleasure: A Journey Through the Jewish Pale of Settlement During World War I

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    Publication Date: 2003-04-15
    ISBN-10: 080505944X | ISBN-13: 9780805059441
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  • A Shtetl and Other Yiddish Novellas

    A Shtetl and Other Yiddish Novellas

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    Publication Date: 1973-01-01
    ISBN-10: 0814318495 | ISBN-13: 9780814318492
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  • The Dybbuk; a Play in Four Acts. Translated from the Original Yiddish by Henry Alsberg and Winifred Katzin. Introduction by Gilbert W. Gabriel and a Note on Chassidism by Chaim Zhitlowsky

    The Dybbuk; a Play in Four Acts. Translated from the Original Yiddish by Henry Alsberg and Winifred Katzin. Introduction by Gilbert W. Gabriel and a Note on Chassidism by Chaim Zhitlowsky

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    ASIN: B0B3KPTK81
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