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Sholem Asch

Sholem Asch (Szulim Asz, 1880-1957) was a Polish-born Jewish-American novelist. Yiddish author. Born in Kutno, Poland. After receiving a traditional Jewish education, joined the Haskalah movement. Visited Palestine in 1908 and then moved to the United States in 1910, becoming an American citizen in 1920. Returned to Poland, then moved to France, visited Palestine again in 1936 and finally settled in the United States in 1938. His sympathetic treatment of Jesus, Paul and Mary rose considerable controversy at the time of its publication.

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