Sholem Asch
1880 - 1957
General Information
Bio
(1880-1957) Yiddish writer, playwright. Asch lived in the Bronx, New York.
Full Name
Sholem Asch
Locations
Bronx
Author's Timeline
1880
BIRTH
Sholem Asch was born in Kutno, Poland in 1880.
1907
LITWORK
God of Vengeance
This drama was set in a brothel and dealt with a lesbian relationship. When the show was performed on Broadway in 1923 the entire cast was arrested and prosecuted for obscenity.
This drama was set in a brothel and dealt with a lesbian relationship. When the show was performed on Broadway in 1923 the entire cast was arrested and prosecuted for obscenity.
1910
RESIDENCE
Asch traveled to the US for the first time in 1910. He returned to the states to wait out World War I. He became a naturalized citizen in 1920.
1916
LITWORK
Mottke the Thief
Novel.
Novel.
1918
LITWORK
Uncle Moses
Novel.
Novel.
1926
LITWORK
Judge Not
Novel.
Novel.
1927
LITWORK
Chaim Lederer's Return
Novel.
Novel.
1933
LITWORK
Three Cities
Novel.
Novel.
1935
LITWORK
The War Goes On
Novel.
Novel.
1938
RESIDENCE
Asch lived in the Bronx, New York.
1939
LITWORK
The Nazarene
Novel.
Novel.
1942
LITWORK
Children of Abraham
Short stories.
Short stories.
1943
LITWORK
The Apostle
Novel.
Novel.
1945
LITWORK
One Destiny
Novel.
Novel.
1946
LITWORK
East River
Novel.
Novel.
1948
LITWORK
Tales of My People
Short stories.
Short stories.
1949
LITWORK
Mary
Novel.
Novel.
1951
LITWORK
Salvation
Novel.
Novel.
1951
LITWORK
Moses
Novel.
Novel.
1953
LITWORK
A Passage in the Night
Novel.
Novel.
1955
LITWORK
The Prophet
Novel.
Novel.
1957
DEATH
Sholem Asch died in London, England in 1957.
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