Adolphe Danziger De Castro, also known as Gustav Adolf Danziger, Adolph Danziger, Adolphe Danziger and Adolphe De Castro, (November 6, 1859 – March 4, 1959) was a Jewish scholar, journalist, lawyer and author of poems, novels and short stories.
Adolphe Danziger De Castro was born Abram Dancygier, the son of Symcha Jakub Dancygier and Chaja Szarka, near Dobrzyń nad Wisłą, Congress Poland. He claimed that the ancestor of the family Dancygier was a Portuguese Jew named Israel De Castro who migrated from Portugal to the Netherlands in the 16th century and whose descendants settled in Danzig, whence the surname Danziger originated.
Danziger De Castro also claimed that he had received the rabbinical ordination by Rabbi Israel Jehoszua Trunk called 'R. Shiele Kutner' (1820–1893)[1][2] around 1877 and had obtained a Ph.D. in oriental philology at the University of Bonn in 1882. In 1883 he emigrated to the U.S.A., where he first lived as a journalist and teacher in St. Louis and Vincennes (IN), before settling in San Francisco in November 1884, where he practiced as a dentist and free-lance journalist until 1900. In 1900 he moved to New York City to get a book published, abandoning his first wife and the children. In 1903-04 he served as vice-consul of the United States in Madrid. Since that time he worked as an attorney at law. In 1904-05 he lived in Aberdeen, Scotland, between 1905 and 1921 in California. On February 1, 1920, he was one of the thirty-nine founders of the Sephardic Community of Los Angeles (La Comunidad Sefardi) and was elected the first president of the congregation.[3] Between 1921 and 1926 he spent some time in Mexico, between 1927 and 1936 he lived in New York City, since 1936 in Los Angeles.
He was first married in to Bertha M. Levy (b. 1867) and had the children Beatrice Danziger (1891–1974, married to William K. Dolan) and Nathan Danziger (1894–1965), who changed his name to Nathaniel Dolan. He got married a second time - without having been divorced from his first wife - in 1907 to Georgina Sterling McClellan (1880–1935) and, after his second wife's death, a third time to Maria Paez Urquidi.
Adolphe Danziger De Castro died at almost 100 years in Los Angeles, California on March 4, 1959.
Worksedit
Danziger translated the story "Der Mönch von Berchtesgaden" (The Monk of Berchtesgaden), by German author Richard Voß, published in a German monthly magazine in 1891, into English and contracted Ambrose Bierce, who supported Danziger's literary ambitions between 1886 and 1894, to edit the story. It was published as "The Monk and the Hangman’s Daughter" first in serial form in a San Francisco newspaper in 1891 and republished in book form in 1892.
In 1903, he wrote the academic book Jewish Forerunners of Christianity on the Jewish Patriarchs of the 2nd Temple Period from Hillel through Jesus Christ until Rabbi Juda the Prince, the compiler of the Jerusalem Talmud.
H. P. Lovecraft, with whom Danziger De Castro corresponded between 1927 and 1936, revised two of his early short stories in the late 1920s; they were published in Weird Tales.[4][5]
Partial bibliographyedit
Essaysedit
"Extracts of the System of Jewish Philosophy and Religion of Maimonides", series of articles, in: The Jewish Voice, St. Louis, 1888.
"The Position of Laboring Men Among the Ancient People, Especially Among the Ancient Jews in Palestine", series of articles in: The Jewish Voice, St. Louis, 1888.
"The Story of Joseph, The son of Jacob: From the Legendary Lore of the Hebrews", series of articles in: The Jewish Voice, St. Louis, 1889.
"The Jew in San Francisco, the Last Half Century", in: Overland Monthly and Out West magazine, San Francisco: Vol. 25, No. 148, April 1895.
Jewish Forerunners of Christianity, New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1903 (re-issued in London: John Murray, 1904, and as Jesus Lived: Hebrew evidences of his existence and the rabbis who believed in him, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1926).
The Sephardic movement in Spain: A present day review, unpublished monograph (Box B-77-272, American Jewish Archives, Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati), ca. 1920s.
All I Care to Tell, unpublished autobiography (at the American Jewish Archives, Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati).
Novelsedit
The Monk and the Hangman’s Daughter, with Ambrose Bierce, Chicago: F. J. Schulte, 1892 (first published as serial in: San Francisco Examiner, 1891).
A Man, A Woman and A Million, London: Sands & Co., 1902.
Children of Fate: A Story of Passion, New York: Brentano's, 1905.
The Polish Baroness, (n.p.), 1907.
Helen Polska’s Lover, or The Merchant Prince, (n.p.), 1908 (re-issued London, 1909).
Poemsedit
After the Confession, and other verses, Western Authors' Publishing Association, 1908.
In the Garden of Abdullah, and other poems, Los Angeles: Western Authors' Publishing Association, 1916.
The Painter’s Dream, Los Angeles, 1940.
The Hybrid Prince of Egypt, plus, Song of the Arabian Desert, Los Angeles: Western Authors Association, 1950.
Short storiesedit
In the Confessional and The Following, New York, San Francisco: Western Authors’ Publishing Association, 1893.
Revisions by H.P. Lovecraftedit
"The Last Test", in: Weird Tales, Vol. 12, No. 5, Nov. 1928 (revision of "A Sacrifice to Science", in: In the Confessional and the Following, 1893)
"The Electric Executioner", in: Weird Tales, Vol. 16, No. 2, Aug. 1930 (revision of "The Automatic Executioner", first published in: The Wave, Nov. 14, 1891, republished in: In the Confessional and the Following, 1893)
Film scriptedit
The World Crucified: A photoplay of the mundane activity of Christ, 1921.
Biographyedit
Portrait of Ambrose Bierce, New York: The Century Co., 1929.
Notesedit
^"Israel Joshua of Kutno". jewishencyclopedia.com. from the original on 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
^. October 26, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-26.
^"Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel". from the original on 2009-01-12. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
^Powell, Christopher (Spring 1997). . Lovecraft Studies (36): 18–25. Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Old Dolph is a portly, sentimental, & gesticulating person given to egotistical rambling about old times & the great men he has intimately known. … he entertained everybody with his loquacious egotism & pompous reminiscences of intimacies with the great. … [He] regaled us with tedious anecdotes of how he secured the election of Roosevelt, Taft, & Harding as Presidents. According to himself, he is apparently America's foremost power behind the throne!
^Rajala, J.-M. (August 2011). "Locked Dimensions out of Reach: The Lost Stories of H. P. Lovecraft". Lovecraft Annual (5): 54–56. ISSN 1935-6102. JSTOR 26868428.
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Adolphe Danziger De Castro also known as Gustav Adolf Danziger Adolph Danziger Adolphe Danziger and Adolphe De Castro November 6 1859 March 4 1959 was a Jewish scholar journalist lawyer and author of poems novels and short stories Adolphe Danziger De Castro in 1921 Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 Partial bibliography 3 1 Essays 3 2 Novels 3 3 Poems 3 4 Short stories 3 5 Revisions by H P Lovecraft 3 6 Film script 3 7 Biography 4 Notes 5 External linksLife editAdolphe Danziger De Castro was born Abram Dancygier the son of Symcha Jakub Dancygier and Chaja Szarka near Dobrzyn nad Wisla Congress Poland He claimed that the ancestor of the family Dancygier was a Portuguese Jew named Israel De Castro who migrated from Portugal to the Netherlands in the 16th century and whose descendants settled in Danzig whence the surname Danziger originated Danziger De Castro also claimed that he had received the rabbinical ordination by Rabbi Israel Jehoszua Trunk called R Shiele Kutner 1820 1893 1 2 around 1877 and had obtained a Ph D in oriental philology at the University of Bonn in 1882 In 1883 he emigrated to the U S A where he first lived as a journalist and teacher in St Louis and Vincennes IN before settling in San Francisco in November 1884 where he practiced as a dentist and free lance journalist until 1900 In 1900 he moved to New York City to get a book published abandoning his first wife and the children In 1903 04 he served as vice consul of the United States in Madrid Since that time he worked as an attorney at law In 1904 05 he lived in Aberdeen Scotland between 1905 and 1921 in California On February 1 1920 he was one of the thirty nine founders of the Sephardic Community of Los Angeles La Comunidad Sefardi and was elected the first president of the congregation 3 Between 1921 and 1926 he spent some time in Mexico between 1927 and 1936 he lived in New York City since 1936 in Los Angeles He was first married in to Bertha M Levy b 1867 and had the children Beatrice Danziger 1891 1974 married to William K Dolan and Nathan Danziger 1894 1965 who changed his name to Nathaniel Dolan He got married a second time without having been divorced from his first wife in 1907 to Georgina Sterling McClellan 1880 1935 and after his second wife s death a third time to Maria Paez Urquidi Adolphe Danziger De Castro died at almost 100 years in Los Angeles California on March 4 1959 Works editDanziger translated the story Der Monch von Berchtesgaden The Monk of Berchtesgaden by German author Richard Voss published in a German monthly magazine in 1891 into English and contracted Ambrose Bierce who supported Danziger s literary ambitions between 1886 and 1894 to edit the story It was published as The Monk and the Hangman s Daughter first in serial form in a San Francisco newspaper in 1891 and republished in book form in 1892 In 1903 he wrote the academic book Jewish Forerunners of Christianity on the Jewish Patriarchs of the 2nd Temple Period from Hillel through Jesus Christ until Rabbi Juda the Prince the compiler of the Jerusalem Talmud H P Lovecraft with whom Danziger De Castro corresponded between 1927 and 1936 revised two of his early short stories in the late 1920s they were published in Weird Tales 4 5 Partial bibliography editEssays edit Extracts of the System of Jewish Philosophy and Religion of Maimonides series of articles in The Jewish Voice St Louis 1888 The Position of Laboring Men Among the Ancient People Especially Among the Ancient Jews in Palestine series of articles in The Jewish Voice St Louis 1888 The Story of Joseph The son of Jacob From the Legendary Lore of the Hebrews series of articles in The Jewish Voice St Louis 1889 The Jew in San Francisco the Last Half Century in Overland Monthly and Out West magazine San Francisco Vol 25 No 148 April 1895 Jewish Forerunners of Christianity New York E P Dutton amp Co 1903 re issued in London John Murray 1904 and as Jesus Lived Hebrew evidences of his existence and the rabbis who believed in him New York E P Dutton amp Co 1926 The Sephardic movement in Spain A present day review unpublished monograph Box B 77 272 American Jewish Archives Hebrew Union College Cincinnati ca 1920s All I Care to Tell unpublished autobiography at the American Jewish Archives Hebrew Union College Cincinnati Novels edit The Monk and the Hangman s Daughter with Ambrose Bierce Chicago F J Schulte 1892 first published as serial in San Francisco Examiner 1891 A Man A Woman and A Million London Sands amp Co 1902 Children of Fate A Story of Passion New York Brentano s 1905 The Polish Baroness n p 1907 Helen Polska s Lover or The Merchant Prince n p 1908 re issued London 1909 Poems edit After the Confession and other verses Western Authors Publishing Association 1908 In the Garden of Abdullah and other poems Los Angeles Western Authors Publishing Association 1916 The Painter s Dream Los Angeles 1940 The Hybrid Prince of Egypt plus Song of the Arabian Desert Los Angeles Western Authors Association 1950 Short stories edit In the Confessional and The Following New York San Francisco Western Authors Publishing Association 1893 Revisions by H P Lovecraft edit The Last Test in Weird Tales Vol 12 No 5 Nov 1928 revision of A Sacrifice to Science in In the Confessional and the Following 1893 The Electric Executioner in Weird Tales Vol 16 No 2 Aug 1930 revision of The Automatic Executioner first published in The Wave Nov 14 1891 republished in In the Confessional and the Following 1893 Film script edit The World Crucified A photoplay of the mundane activity of Christ 1921 Biography edit Portrait of Ambrose Bierce New York The Century Co 1929 Notes edit Israel Joshua of Kutno jewishencyclopedia com Archived from the original on 2022 12 09 Retrieved 2023 02 23 View Auction Listing Yeshu ot Yisrael October 26 2014 Archived from the original on 2014 10 26 Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel Archived from the original on 2009 01 12 Retrieved 2009 03 29 Powell Christopher Spring 1997 The Revised Adolphe Danziger de Castro Lovecraft Studies 36 18 25 Archived from the original on 2008 05 13 Old Dolph is a portly sentimental amp gesticulating person given to egotistical rambling about old times amp the great men he has intimately known he entertained everybody with his loquacious egotism amp pompous reminiscences of intimacies with the great He regaled us with tedious anecdotes of how he secured the election of Roosevelt Taft amp Harding as Presidents According to himself he is apparently America s foremost power behind the throne Rajala J M August 2011 Locked Dimensions out of Reach The Lost Stories of H P Lovecraft Lovecraft Annual 5 54 56 ISSN 1935 6102 JSTOR 26868428 External links edit The Revised Adolphe Danziger de Castro Christopher Powell Adolphe Danziger deCastro Publications and References Christopher Powell Works by Adolphe Danziger De Castro at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Adolphe Danziger De Castro at Internet Archive Works by Adolphe Danziger De Castro at LibriVox public domain audiobooks nbsp Adolphe de Castro at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Adolphe Danziger De Castro amp oldid 1216367221, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
