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Arts & Literature
André Spire
Who
André Spire · Arts & Literature
What
Poet / lyricist
When
1868, Nancy, France — 1966, Paris, France
Where
France
Biography
André Spire is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Poet / lyricist
How & why
André Spire was a French poet and essayist and a leading figure of French Zionism, whose free verse and writings on Jewish identity, drawing on his rediscovery of his heritage after the Dreyfus Affair, marked modern Franco-Jewish literature. He helped organize French Zionist activity and championed a renewed Jewish cultural voice. He was Jewish.
Sources & external links
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Poets & Lyricists
Contributions & Sources
Poet / lyricist
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Poets & Lyricists
