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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Leo_RostenLeo Rosten - Wikipedia

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   Leo Calvin Rosten (Yiddish: ליאָ קאַלװין ראָסטען ‎; April 11, 1908 – February 19, 1997) was an American writer and humorist in the fields of scriptwriting, storywriting, journalism, and Yiddish lexicography.

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Leo-RostenLeo Rosten | Humorist, Educator, Biographer | Britannica

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   Leo Rosten (born April 11, 1908, Łódź, Pol.—died Feb. 19, 1997, New York, N.Y.) was a Polish-born American author and social scientist best known for his popular books on Yiddish and for his comic novels featuring the immigrant night-school student Hyman Kaplan.

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4. www.nytimes.com › 1997/02/20 › booksLeo Rosten, a Writer Who Helped Yiddish Make Its Way Into ...

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   Feb 20, 1997 · Leo Rosten, the writer, scholar and language maven who introduced millions of Americans to the deep lexical pleasures of chutzpah and shlemiel and kibitz and nosh, died yesterday at his...

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6. www.independent.co.uk › news › peopleObituary: Leo Rosten | The Independent | The Independent

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   Leo Rosten was an American author and social scientist who wrote humorous books about immigrants, Yiddish and English. He also taught at several universities, worked for the Office of War Information and was an Anglophile who loved London.

7. www.goodreads.com › author › showLeo Rosten (Author of The Education of Hyman Kaplan) - Goodreads

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   Leo Calvin Rosten was born in Lodz, Russian Empire (now Poland) and died in New York City. He was a teacher and academic, but is best known as a humorist in the fields of scriptwriting, storywriting, journalism and Yiddish lexicography.

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8. www.jta.org › 1997/06/05 › lifestyleWriter Leo Rosten dies; popularized Yiddish in U.S.

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   Jun 5, 1997 · Leo Rosten was a prolific author who translated his mamaloshen into English and popularized Yiddish words and culture in America. He wrote fiction, non-fiction and humor books, including "The Joys of Yiddish" and the Hyman Kaplan series.

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   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Leo Rosten (born April 11, 1908, Łódź, Pol.—died Feb. 19, 1997, New York, N.Y.) was a Polish-born American author and social scientist best known for his popular books on Yiddish and for his comic novels featuring the immigrant night-school student Hyman Kaplan.

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   Who was Leo Calvin Rosten?

   • Leo Calvin Rosten was born on April 11, 1908, in Lodz, Poland, the son of Samuel and Ida Freundlich Rosten, and immigrated with his family to the United States in 1911. Reared in Chicago, he was the product of the immigrant, working-class Jewish milieu that was home to a generation of Hyman Kaplans.

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   How did Rosten contribute to American culture?

   • Rosten “has made a lasting contribution to American culture and even Jewish culture. Jews who in the 1930s were ashamed of Yiddish, and throughout World War II felt funny about recognizing their Jewishness, learned through people like Rosten to feel proud of their Yiddishness without fear or shame,” he said.

   Writer Leo Rosten dies; popularized Yiddish in U.S

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   Was Rosten an Anglophile?

   • Rosten was an inveterate Anglophile. He had enjoyed his years at LSE, was amazed by the enthusiastic reception Kaplan had received in the English press, and returned to London whenever opportunity dictated and even when it didn't.

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10. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-1997/02/21-mnLeo Rosten; Author Helped Put Yiddish in Mainstream - Los ...

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    Feb 21, 1997 · Leo Rosten, who introduced mainstream America to the subtleties of schlemiels, schmaltz and chutzpah in “The Joys of Yiddish,” has died. He was 88. Rosten, who died Wednesday at his home in...