Schulman, Elias

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Elias (or Eliyahu) Schulman was born on Sept. 15, 1905 in the Russian city of Slutsk. In 1922 at the age of 17 he emigrated to the United States with his family and settled in New York City. He studied at City College in N.Y., "Yivo.

and received a Ph.D. from the Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning in Philadelphia.

Schulman was a scholar of Yiddish language and literature, and he published numerous important works on this topic. In 1971 he was appointed Professor of Yiddish Literature at Queens College in N.Y. He died on June 19, 1986 in Israe.

From the description of Collection, 1905-1986. (University of Pennsylvania, Center Judaic Studies). WorldCat record id: 249070140

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creatorOf Schulman, Elias. The Holocaust in Yiddish literature / E. Schulman. Museum of Jewish Heritage
creatorOf Schulman, Elias. Collection, 1905-1986. University of Pennsylvania, Center Judaic Studies
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associatedWith Berkowitz, Yitzḥak Dov, 1885-1967. person
associatedWith Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning. corporateBody
associatedWith Grade, Chaim, 1910-1982. person
associatedWith Heller, Binem, 1908- person
associatedWith Katsenelson, G. person
associatedWith Kharitz, Meyer. person
associatedWith Leftwich, Joseph, 1892- person
associatedWith Olitzky, Mates, 1915- person
associatedWith Osherowitch, Hirsh, 1908-1994. person
associatedWith Queens College (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Ravitch, Melech, 1893-1976. person
associatedWith Shargel, I. Z., 1905- person
associatedWith Sutzkever, Abraham, 1913- person
associatedWith Ṭambur, Ṿolf. person
associatedWith Zeitlin, Aaron, 1898-1973. person
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New York (State)--New York
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Yiddish language
Yiddish literature
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Birth 1907

Death 1986

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