Israel Chaim Tawiow
Israel Chaim Tawiow (* 1858 in Druja , Russian Empire , † December 2, 1920 in Riga ) was a Hebrew author.
As a boy he moved to Riga with his parents, where he stayed for most of his life. In 1889 he began to publish satirical reports in the Hebrew daily Ha-Meliz . He quickly gained a reputation as a brilliant essayist . He worked for other Hebrew newspapers in the Tsarist Empire and lived in Vilnius from 1905-08 as editor of the newspaper Ha-Seman ("Die Zeit"). In 1908 he published a vocalized Hebrew newspaper for children under the name He-Chawer ("The Friend"). A collection of his writings was published posthumously in 1923. His book Ozar ha-Meschalim we-ha-Pitgamim (“Treasure of Proverbs and Sayings”, 1919, 2nd edition 1922) is important, in which he collected, explained and annotated over 3000 Hebrew and Aramaic proverbs. He also wrote numerous textbooks on the Hebrew language and literature, which were widely used. He also wrote a comedy and translated works by Berthold Auerbach , Charles Dickens , the autobiography of Salomon Maimon and plays by Oscar Wilde and his novel The Portrait of Dorian Gray into Hebrew.
literature
- Encyclopedia Judaica . Vol. 15, pp. 835-836.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tawiow, Israel Chaim |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hebrew-speaking author and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1858 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Druja |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 2, 1920 |
| Place of death | Riga |