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'''Peretz''' ('''Peter''') '''Smolenskin''' ({{Lang-he-n|פרץ (פטר) סמולנסקין}};{{ltr}}1842–1885) was a [[Hebrew]] writer. |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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Peretz Smolenskin was born in [[Monastyrshchina]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ithl.org.il/page_13844|title=Peretz Smolenskin|last=|first=|date=|website=www.ithl.org.il|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-01-02}}</ref> [[Mogilev Governorate]], [[Russian Empire]] (in present-day [[Smolensk Oblast]], [[Russia]]). His family came from [[Smolensk]]. His older brother was seized by the Czar's army and never returned. His father, falsely accused of a crime, was a fugitive for over two years and died when Peretz was eleven. At the age of 12, he left home to study at yeshiva for five years. He began reading secular books and learning Russian under the influence of the Haskalah movement. |
Peretz Smolenskin was born in [[Monastyrshchina]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ithl.org.il/page_13844|title=Peretz Smolenskin|last=|first=|date=|website=www.ithl.org.il|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-01-02}}</ref> [[Mogilev Governorate]], [[Russian Empire]] (in present-day [[Smolensk Oblast]], [[Russia]]). His family came from [[Smolensk]]. His older brother was seized by the Czar's army and never returned. His father, falsely accused of a crime, was a fugitive for over two years and died when Peretz was eleven. At the age of 12, he left home to study at yeshiva for five years. He began reading secular books and learning Russian under the influence of the Haskalah movement. |
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| ⚫ | Smolenskin traveled through southern Russia and the [[Crimea]], supporting himself by singing in choirs and preaching in synagogues. In 1862 he settled in [[Odessa]] where he studied music and languages, taught Hebrew. He published his first story in 1867. In the course of his travels through Romania, Germany and Bohemia, he acquired Turkish nationality. |
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== Travels through Europe == |
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==Literary career== |
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| ⚫ | Smolenskin traveled through southern Russia and the [[Crimea]], supporting himself by singing in choirs and preaching in synagogues. In 1862 he settled in [[Odessa]] where he studied music and languages, taught Hebrew |
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| ⚫ | In [[Vienna]], Smolenskin founded ''HaShachar'' (The Dawn) a Hebrew journal that became a literary platform for the [[Haskalah]] movement and early Jewish nationalism. He also wrote novels and short stories in Hebrew.<ref>{{cite web|author=Feiner, Shmuel|title=Smolenskin, Perets|translator=David Fachler from Feiner's Hebrew original|website=The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe|url=http://www.yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/Smolenskin_Perets}}</ref> |
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== Death == |
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He was stricken with tuberculosis in 1883 and died on February 1, 1885 in [[Merano]], Italy. He completed his last novel, ''The Inheritance'', shortly before his death.<ref>[http://www.ithl.org.il/page_13844 Institute for Translation of Hebrew Literature: Peretz Smolenskin]</ref> |
He was stricken with tuberculosis in 1883 and died on February 1, 1885 in [[Merano]], Italy. He completed his last novel, ''The Inheritance'', shortly before his death.<ref>[http://www.ithl.org.il/page_13844 Institute for Translation of Hebrew Literature: Peretz Smolenskin]</ref> |
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== HaShachar and Jewish nationalism == |
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Smolenskin was a leader in the revolt of young Jews against [[medievalism]] and a strong voice for Jewish nationalism. His Hebrew periodical, ''The Dawn'' (''Ha-shahar'' השחר), was highly influential in these spheres. Shortly before his death he was associated with [[Laurence Oliphant (1829–1888)|Laurence Oliphant]] and became deeply interested in schemes for the colonization of [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]]. Smolenskin was among the first of Jewish nationalists to disassociate Messianic ideals from theological concomitants. |
Smolenskin was a leader in the revolt of young Jews against [[medievalism]] and a strong voice for Jewish nationalism. His Hebrew periodical, ''The Dawn'' (''Ha-shahar'' השחר), was highly influential in these spheres. Shortly before his death he was associated with [[Laurence Oliphant (1829–1888)|Laurence Oliphant]] and became deeply interested in schemes for the colonization of [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]]. Smolenskin was among the first of Jewish nationalists to disassociate Messianic ideals from theological concomitants. |
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''The Wanderer in the Paths of Life'', Warsaw, Sefer, 1927 |
''The Wanderer in the Paths of Life'', Warsaw, Sefer, 1927 |
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==See also== |
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*[[Hebrew literature]] |
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Revision as of 11:27, 7 July 2019
Peretz (Peter) Smolenskin (Template:Lang-he-n;1842–1885) was a Hebrew writer.
Biography
Peretz Smolenskin was born in Monastyrshchina,[1] Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire (in present-day Smolensk Oblast, Russia). His family came from Smolensk. His older brother was seized by the Czar's army and never returned. His father, falsely accused of a crime, was a fugitive for over two years and died when Peretz was eleven. At the age of 12, he left home to study at yeshiva for five years. He began reading secular books and learning Russian under the influence of the Haskalah movement.
Smolenskin traveled through southern Russia and the Crimea, supporting himself by singing in choirs and preaching in synagogues. In 1862 he settled in Odessa where he studied music and languages, taught Hebrew. He published his first story in 1867. In the course of his travels through Romania, Germany and Bohemia, he acquired Turkish nationality.
Literary career
In Vienna, Smolenskin founded HaShachar (The Dawn) a Hebrew journal that became a literary platform for the Haskalah movement and early Jewish nationalism. He also wrote novels and short stories in Hebrew.[2]
He was stricken with tuberculosis in 1883 and died on February 1, 1885 in Merano, Italy. He completed his last novel, The Inheritance, shortly before his death.[3]
HaShachar and Jewish nationalism
Smolenskin was a leader in the revolt of young Jews against medievalism and a strong voice for Jewish nationalism. His Hebrew periodical, The Dawn (Ha-shahar השחר), was highly influential in these spheres. Shortly before his death he was associated with Laurence Oliphant and became deeply interested in schemes for the colonization of Palestine. Smolenskin was among the first of Jewish nationalists to disassociate Messianic ideals from theological concomitants.
Published works
His six novels create a kaleidoscope of Jewish life in which he rejects the notion of the westernized Jew.[4]
Hebrew[1]
The Joy of the Goddess, Vienna, (Simchat Hanef) Ha-Shachar, 1872.
Burial of the Ass Vienna, (Kevurat Hamor קבורת חמור) Ha-Shachar, 1873.
Pride and Fall, Vienna, (Ga'on Va-Shever) Ha-Shahar, 1874.
The Reward of the Righteous, Vienna, Ha-Shahar, (Gemul Yesharim)1875.
The Wanderer in the Paths of Life, Vienna, (Ha-toeh be-darkhe ha-Hayyim, התועה בדרכי החיים) is the story of an orphan, Joseph, and his life in the ghetto. Ha-Shachar, 1876.
The Inheritance (Ha-yerushah הירושה), depicts life in Odessa and Romania. 1877-1884.
Collected Works, Vilna, Katzenelbogen, (Col Sifrei Peretz Smolenskin) 1901.
One Hundred Letters, Vilna, Katzenelbogen, (Meah Michtavim)1905.
The Reward, Vilna, Katzenelbogen, (Meah Michtavim)1910.
Articles, Smolenskin Foundation, (Ma'amarim) 1926.
Selected Stories & Articles, Dvir, (Mivhar Sipurim Ve-Ma'amarim) 1941.
Yiddish[1]
The Wanderer in the Paths of Life, Warsaw, Sefer, 1927
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Peretz Smolenskin". www.ithl.org.il. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Feiner, Shmuel. "Smolenskin, Perets". The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe. Translated by David Fachler from Feiner's Hebrew original.
- ^ Institute for Translation of Hebrew Literature: Peretz Smolenskin
- ^ Hebrew literature: Romanticism
