Nachum Meir Sheikewitch

Male, Deceased Person

1849 – 1905

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Who was Nachum Meir Sheikewitch?

Nahum Meïr Schaikewitz, also known by his psyeudonym "Shomer" was a Yiddish novelist and playwright. Although he was very popular in his time and a giant in Yiddish literature, sometimes styled the "Dumas of Yiddish literature", he was significantly damaged by Sholem Aleichem, who derided his plotting as extravagantly artificial and improbable, characteristic of a cheap potboiler.

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Born
Dec 18, 1849
Nesvizh
Also known as
  • N. M. Sheikevitch
Profession
Died
1905
New York City

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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