Osip Aaronovich Rabinovich | |
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Born | Kobeliaky, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire | 26 January 1817
Died | 28 October 1869 Merano, Tyrol, Austro-Hungarian Empire | (aged 52)
Osip Aaronovich Rabinovich (26 January [ O.S. 14 January] 1817 - 28 October [ O.S. 16 October] 1869) was a Russian-Jewish writer, journal, and belletrist. He is notable as the founder of the first Jewish journal published in Russian.
Rabinovich was born in Kobeliaky on 26 January [ O.S. 14 January] 1817 to a well-off family. His father gave him an education in not only Hebrew, but in European languages, history, mathematics, art, and music. [1] He was married at age 18. In 1840, he went to study in Kharkiv. Rabinovich desired to study law, but the laws of the time banned Jews from studying law; instead, he studied medicine. In Kharkiv, he met the poet Nikolay Shcherbina; they would later go on to become good friends, with Rabinovich helping Shcherbina to publish his poetry, and one of the characters in his novel Kaleidoscope being inspired by Shcherbina. [2] Rabinovich could not complete his studies in Kharkiv, as he needed to financially support his father. In 1845 he moved to Odesa and began to work as a notary.
He published his first literary work in 1847, a translation of Jacob Eichenbaum's work Ha-Kerav into Russian. He published a novel, Moritz Sefardi, in 1850; and wrote short stories as well. He was compared in style to Dmitry Grigorovich. He drew controversy from the Jewish community for his articles criticizing Jewish society; however, he also wrote articles criticizing Russian antisemitism.
He was the founder and co-editor (alongside Joachim Hayyim Tarnopol) of the first Jewish journal in Russian - Rassvet ( Russian: Рассвет, lit. 'The Dawn') The journal began publication in 1860, with contributors such as Lev Levanda and Isaac Markus Jost. However, it faced struggles due to strict government censorship, [3] and lasted only 1 year, as they were made to cease publication by the government. [4] The journal was passed to others, where it was published under the name Sion and published for another year. [3] Here Rabinovich's literary activity ended. In his later years, he suffered from poor health, and went to Merano in Tyrol to convalesce. There he died of tuberculosis on 28 October [ O.S. 16 October] 1869. [5]
As a writer, he was completely forgotten. [1]
Osip Aaronovich Rabinovich | |
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Born | Kobeliaky, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire | 26 January 1817
Died | 28 October 1869 Merano, Tyrol, Austro-Hungarian Empire | (aged 52)
Osip Aaronovich Rabinovich (26 January [ O.S. 14 January] 1817 - 28 October [ O.S. 16 October] 1869) was a Russian-Jewish writer, journal, and belletrist. He is notable as the founder of the first Jewish journal published in Russian.
Rabinovich was born in Kobeliaky on 26 January [ O.S. 14 January] 1817 to a well-off family. His father gave him an education in not only Hebrew, but in European languages, history, mathematics, art, and music. [1] He was married at age 18. In 1840, he went to study in Kharkiv. Rabinovich desired to study law, but the laws of the time banned Jews from studying law; instead, he studied medicine. In Kharkiv, he met the poet Nikolay Shcherbina; they would later go on to become good friends, with Rabinovich helping Shcherbina to publish his poetry, and one of the characters in his novel Kaleidoscope being inspired by Shcherbina. [2] Rabinovich could not complete his studies in Kharkiv, as he needed to financially support his father. In 1845 he moved to Odesa and began to work as a notary.
He published his first literary work in 1847, a translation of Jacob Eichenbaum's work Ha-Kerav into Russian. He published a novel, Moritz Sefardi, in 1850; and wrote short stories as well. He was compared in style to Dmitry Grigorovich. He drew controversy from the Jewish community for his articles criticizing Jewish society; however, he also wrote articles criticizing Russian antisemitism.
He was the founder and co-editor (alongside Joachim Hayyim Tarnopol) of the first Jewish journal in Russian - Rassvet ( Russian: Рассвет, lit. 'The Dawn') The journal began publication in 1860, with contributors such as Lev Levanda and Isaac Markus Jost. However, it faced struggles due to strict government censorship, [3] and lasted only 1 year, as they were made to cease publication by the government. [4] The journal was passed to others, where it was published under the name Sion and published for another year. [3] Here Rabinovich's literary activity ended. In his later years, he suffered from poor health, and went to Merano in Tyrol to convalesce. There he died of tuberculosis on 28 October [ O.S. 16 October] 1869. [5]
As a writer, he was completely forgotten. [1]