Jacob G. Rosenberg was born in 1922 in Łódź, Poland and grew up as the youngest member of a working-class family. After the Germans occupied Poland, he was confined with his parents, two sisters, and their little girls in the Łódź Ghetto until they were sent to Auschwitz. All of the members of his family – except for himself and his sister, who committed suicide a few days later – were gassed on the day of their arrival. He remained in Auschwitz for about two months and spent the rest of the war in various other concentration camps.[1]
In May 1945, he was liberated and moved to a Displaced Persons camp in Italy where he met and married Esther Laufer,[1] who was a survivor of eight camps. He and his wife emigrated to Australia in 1948. Their only child, Marcia, was born in Melbourne.[2]
Jacob G. Rosenberg died in 2008 in Melbourne, at age 86.[3]
WorksEdit
Rosenberg wrote in Yiddish prose and poetry for Yiddish journals Snow in Spring (1984), Wooden Clogs Shod with Snow (1988) and Light - Shadow - Light (1992) but in order to reach a wider audience he switched to English. He wrote collections of poetry and prose but it was his two volumes of memoirs East of Time (2005) and Sunrise West (2007) which won him awards and nominations. He described them as, " ... a personal weave of autobiography, history and imagination".[4]
ReviewsEdit
Following Rosenberg's death in 2008 Jason Steger wrote in the Sydney Morning Herald that, "Rosenberg was a unique writer who inspired immense love in readers who delighted in the fable-like quality of his writing, its gentle humour and the depth of his humanity." In the same article Melbourne poet Chris Wallace-Crabbe said, "Rosenberg was a noble soul, 'one who swallowed nobody's easy answers or solutions. His writing salts dignity with wit and unobtrusive learning.'"[2]
The Sydney Morning Herald in its obituary described him as, "...a poet, storyteller and author who lived through one of history's darkest nightmares, and in his writings created a passionate and unique testament. His prize-winning autobiographies, East of Time and Sunrise West, were written in his third language, English."[5]
Selected worksEdit
שניי אין פרילינג : Snow in Spring in Yiddish (1984)
2008 Winner Adelaide Festival's Awards for Literature (SA) non-fiction prize[2]
2008 Winner New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards - Community Relations Commission Award[7]
2008 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards —Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction
ReferencesEdit
^ ab"Biography Jacob Rosenberg". Austlit. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
^ abc"Writer Jacob Rosenberg, dux of the war's school of hard knocks, dies at 86 21 October 2008". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
^. Allen & Unwin. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
^ abcd"An anatomist of the divided soul Obituary 15 November 2008". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
^"An anatomist of the divided soul Obituary 15 November 2008". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
^"NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY AWARD PAST WINNERS". State Library New South Wales. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
^. NSW Premier. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
External linksEdit
Facing Adversity Jacob Rosenberg
October 20, 2023
jacob, rosenberg, jacob, rosenberg, 1922, 2008, author, holocaust, survivor, rosenberg, poetry, prose, have, been, published, both, australia, overseas, contents, life, works, reviews, selected, works, awards, east, time, sunrise, west, references, external, l. Jacob G Rosenberg 1922 2008 was an author and Holocaust survivor Rosenberg s poetry and prose have been published in both Australia and overseas Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 Reviews 4 Selected works 5 Awards 5 1 East of Time 5 2 Sunrise West 6 References 7 External linksLife EditJacob G Rosenberg was born in 1922 in Lodz Poland and grew up as the youngest member of a working class family After the Germans occupied Poland he was confined with his parents two sisters and their little girls in the Lodz Ghetto until they were sent to Auschwitz All of the members of his family except for himself and his sister who committed suicide a few days later were gassed on the day of their arrival He remained in Auschwitz for about two months and spent the rest of the war in various other concentration camps 1 In May 1945 he was liberated and moved to a Displaced Persons camp in Italy where he met and married Esther Laufer 1 who was a survivor of eight camps He and his wife emigrated to Australia in 1948 Their only child Marcia was born in Melbourne 2 Jacob G Rosenberg died in 2008 in Melbourne at age 86 3 Works EditRosenberg wrote in Yiddish prose and poetry for Yiddish journals Snow in Spring 1984 Wooden Clogs Shod with Snow 1988 and Light Shadow Light 1992 but in order to reach a wider audience he switched to English He wrote collections of poetry and prose but it was his two volumes of memoirs East of Time 2005 and Sunrise West 2007 which won him awards and nominations He described them as a personal weave of autobiography history and imagination 4 Reviews EditFollowing Rosenberg s death in 2008 Jason Steger wrote in the Sydney Morning Herald that Rosenberg was a unique writer who inspired immense love in readers who delighted in the fable like quality of his writing its gentle humour and the depth of his humanity In the same article Melbourne poet Chris Wallace Crabbe said Rosenberg was a noble soul one who swallowed nobody s easy answers or solutions His writing salts dignity with wit and unobtrusive learning 2 The Sydney Morning Herald in its obituary described him as a poet storyteller and author who lived through one of history s darkest nightmares and in his writings created a passionate and unique testament His prize winning autobiographies East of Time and Sunrise West were written in his third language English 5 Selected works Edit שניי אין פרילינג Snow in Spring in Yiddish 1984 אין טרעפעס געקאוועטע מיט שניי Wooden Clogs Shod with Snow 1988 ליכט שאטן ליכט Light Shadow Light 1992 My Father s Silence 1994 Twilight Whisper 1997 Behind the Moon 2000 Lives and Embers 2003 East of Time 2005 Sunrise West 2007 The Hollow Tree 2008 Awards EditEast of Time Edit 2006 Winner New South Wales Premiers Award Douglas Stewart Prize for Non Fiction 4 2006 Shortlisted Victorian Premier s Literary Awards The Nettie Palmer Prize for Non Fiction 2006 Shortlisted ASAL Association for the Study of Australian Literature Awards ALS Gold Medal 4 2006 Shortlisted Festival Awards for Literature SA Award for Innovation in Writing 2007 Winner National Biography Award 2007 6 Plus three major state awards 4 Sunrise West Edit 2008 Winner Adelaide Festival s Awards for Literature SA non fiction prize 2 2008 Winner New South Wales Premier s Literary Awards Community Relations Commission Award 7 2008 shortlisted New South Wales Premier s Literary Awards Douglas Stewart Prize for Non FictionReferences Edit a b Biography Jacob Rosenberg Austlit Retrieved 27 March 2017 a b c Writer Jacob Rosenberg dux of the war s school of hard knocks dies at 86 21 October 2008 Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 27 March 2017 The Hollow Tree Allen amp Unwin Archived from the original on 28 March 2017 Retrieved 27 March 2017 a b c d An anatomist of the divided soul Obituary 15 November 2008 Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 1 April 2017 An anatomist of the divided soul Obituary 15 November 2008 Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 1 April 2017 NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY AWARD PAST WINNERS State Library New South Wales Retrieved 27 March 2017 Literary Awards 2008 NSW Premier Archived from the original on 13 March 2018 Retrieved 27 March 2017 External links EditAcclaimed author Jacob Rosenberg dies at 86 Facing Adversity Jacob Rosenberg Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jacob Rosenberg amp oldid 1156475260, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
