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Anzia Yezierska

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Anzia Yezierska · Arts & Literature

What

Polish-born American writer who chronicled Jewish immigrant life on the Lower East Side.

When

1880, Mały Płock, Congress Poland, Russian Empire — 1970, Ontario, California, United States

Where

Poland · United States

Biography

Anzia Yezierska is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Polish-born American writer who chronicled Jewish immigrant life on the Lower East Side.

How & why

Anzia Yezierska was a Polish-born American writer whose novels and stories, such as 'Bread Givers' and 'Hungry Hearts', vividly chronicled the lives of Jewish immigrants on New York's Lower East Side, especially the struggles of immigrant women between tradition and Americanization. She was Jewish.

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Source: IMDb (Jewish Actors list)

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Polish-born American writer who chronicled Jewish immigrant life on the Lower East Side.

1880

Source: IMDb (Jewish Actors list)