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Noṿiḳ, P., 1891-1989

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1891 - 1989

Biography

P. Noṿiḳ (1891-1989), Jewish-American journalist, political commentator, and editor; editor-in-chief of the Communist Party Yiddish-language daily Morgen Freiheit (Morning Freedom) and of the Communist-affiliated English-language magazine Jewish Life.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Paul Novick papers relating to Sholem Asch

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 117
Abstract: Collection consists of correspondence, writings, articles and notes by and about Sholem Asch gathered by Paul Novick, editor of the only paper willing to publish him at the height of the controversy over his trilogy, Der Man fun Notseres (The Nazarene, 1939), Der Sheliekh (The Apostle, 1943), and Meri (Mary, 1949). Jewish leaders accused Asch of teaching conversion to Christianity, a charge that Asch emphatically denied. Asch's writings reflect his concern for the Jews in Europe during and...
Dates: 1943-1963