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Sholem Asch
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Polish-Jewish novelist, dramatist, and essayist in the Yiddish language (1880-1957)

Also known as: Schalom Asch, Shalom Ash, Sholom Asch, Шолом Аш, ショーレム・アッシュ, Аш Ш.

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Known works

  • Kiddush Ha-Shem (1926)
  • One Destiny (1945)
  • The apostle (1943)
  • Man fun Natseres̀ (1939)
  • Ameriḳa (1911)