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December 4, 2023

I.J. Singer’s Portrait of an East European Jewish Civilization at Once Vibrant and Disappearing

The Nobel Prize-winner’s forgotten older brother.

On Friday, I recommended a personal reflection on reading the stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer. Today, I’ve found an essay on the work of his older brother Israel Joshua Singer—far less known to English-speaking audiences, but considered every bit his equal by those familiar with Yiddish literature. Adam Kirsch writes:

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