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Charles Angoff

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Charles Angoff · Arts & Literature

What

Literary & drama critic

When

1902, Minsk, Russian Empire — 1979, USA

Where

Russian Empire (now Belarus) · United States

Biography

Charles Angoff is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Literary & drama critic

How & why

Charles Angoff was a Russian-born American author, literary and drama critic, and long-time editor, notably managing editor of 'The American Mercury' alongside H. L. Mencken. He wrote a multi-volume novel cycle chronicling Jewish immigrant life in America and championed Jewish-American letters as editor of 'The Literary Review'. Born to a Jewish family in Minsk, he was Jewish.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Literary & Drama Critics

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Literary & drama critic

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Literary & Drama Critics