Itzik Manger

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Itzik Manger was a prominent 20th-century Yiddish poet and songwriter known for his modern reimaginings of biblical and folkloric themes.

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Itzik Manger canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Yiddish writer
person
poet
songwriter
centuryOfActivity 20th century
countryOfBirth Austro-Hungarian Empire
surface form: Austria-Hungary
countryOfCitizenship Israel
Poland
Romania
countryOfDeath Israel
dateOfBirth 1901-05-30
dateOfDeath 1969-02-21
ethnicGroup Jews
surface form: Jewish people
familyName Manger
fieldOfWork Yiddish theater
surface form: Yiddish theatre

poetry
songwriting
genre Yiddish poetry
drama
song
givenName Itzik
hasHonor Itzik Manger Prize for Yiddish Literature
influencedBy Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Jewish folklore
inspiredWork The Megillah of Itzik Manger (Yiddish musical revue)
languageOfWorkOrName Yiddish
movement modern Yiddish literature
name Itzik Manger self-link
nativeLanguage Yiddish
notableFor modern reimaginings of biblical themes
modern reimaginings of folkloric themes
notableWork Khumesh Lider
Medresh Itzik
Megile Lider
Velvl Zbarzher shraybt briv tsu Malkele der sheyne
occupation journalist
playwright
poet
songwriter
placeOfBirth Chernivtsi
Czernowitz
placeOfDeath Gedera
residence London, England
surface form: London

New York City
Paris
Tel Aviv
Warsaw
writingLanguage Yiddish

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Yiddish literature hasNotableAuthor Itzik Manger
Itzik Manger name Itzik Manger self-link