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Leon Uris
Who
Leon Uris · Arts & Literature
What
American novelist ('Exodus', 'Mila 18')
When
1924, Baltimore, Maryland, United States — 2003, Shelter Island, New York, United States
Where
United States
Biography
Leon Uris is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — American novelist ('Exodus', 'Mila 18')
How & why
Leon Uris was an American novelist whose sweeping historical bestsellers — above all 'Exodus,' about the founding of Israel, and 'Mila 18,' about the Warsaw Ghetto uprising — brought Jewish history to a mass global readership. He is Jewish.
Sources & external links
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Literature
Contributions & Sources
American novelist ('Exodus', 'Mila 18')
1924
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Literature
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