Alexander Drozdzynski
Alexander Drozdzynski , actually Aleksander Drożdżyński (* 1925 in Tomaszów Mazowiecki as Aleksander Kahane ; † February 17, 1981 in Düsseldorf ) was a Polish journalist and writer who was particularly concerned with Jewish humor .
Life
In 1940 he was deported to the Litzmannstadt ghetto . In 1944 he was imprisoned in Auschwitz , Buchenwald and Bergen-Belsen . From 1946 to 1949 he studied philosophy in Krakow and Breslau . He then worked as a publishing editor , journalist and writer. Due to the increased anti-Semitism during the March riots in 1968 , he emigrated to the Federal Republic of Germany.
Works (selection)
- The political joke in the Eastern bloc . Droste, Düsseldorf 1974, ISBN 3-7700-0395-0 ; dtv, Munich 1977, ISBN 3-423-01309-5
- Yiddish jokes and schmonzes . Droste, Düsseldorf 1976, ISBN 3-7700-0414-0 ; Weltbild, Augsburg 2001, ISBN 3-8289-6930-5
- Alexander Drozdzynski's collected jokes from all over the world . Droste, Düsseldorf 1977, ISBN 3-7700-0455-8
- The mocked millennial kingdom . Droste, Düsseldorf 1978, ISBN 3-7700-0516-3
Web links
- Literature by and about Alexander Drozdzynski in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Website on Lucjan Wolanowski, o Aleksandrze Drożdżyńskim , accessed on June 22, 2010
See also
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Drozdzynski, Alexander |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Drożdżyński, Aleksander |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish journalist and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tomaszów Mazowiecki |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th February 1981 |
| Place of death | Dusseldorf |