Joseph Lefkowitz
Joseph Lefkowitz (born 1892 in Zutphen , Netherlands ; died 1983 in London ) was a British writer and translator. Joseph Lefkowitz, who wrote under the name of Josef Leftwich , translated Yiddish literature into English. He is best known for his collection of Yiddish poetry entitled The Golden Peacock from 1939. In 1957 he published a biography of Israel Zangwill .
Lefkowitz coined the term Whitechapel Boys for the group of British Jewish artists, to which he belonged and who met in Whitechapel from 1910 to 1914 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Joseph Lefkowitz in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lefkowitz, Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Josef Leftwich (stage name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British writer and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zutphen |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1983 |
| Place of death | London |