Rachel (Rokhl) Häring Korn (Yiddish: רחל קאָרן, 15 January 1898 – 9 September 1982) was a Polish-born CanadianYiddish languagepoet and author. In total, she published eight collections of poetry and two of prose. Seymour Mayne characterized her in 1985, three years after her death, as "the first major woman poet in Canadian literature."[1]
Korn was born in eastern Galicia on a farming estate near Pidlisky (now in Ukraine),[2] and started writing poetry at an early age.
At the start of the First World War, her family fled to Vienna, returning to Poland in 1918. It was in this year that Korn's first published works appeared, in Nowy Dziennik, a Zionist newspaper, and in Głos Przemyski, a socialist journal. These items were published in Polish, but a year later she published her first Yiddish poem in the Lemberger Tageblatt.[3] Her recognition grew with the publication of her first volumes of poetry: Dorf (Village, 1928) and Royter mon (Red Poppies, 1937). Her first collection of prose, Erd (Land), was published in 1936.
Korn was in Białystok when the German invasion of the Soviet Union took place in June 1941; she was evacuated by Soviet authorities to Uzbekistan along with other prominent Jewish writers.[4] She eventually relocated to Moscow, where she remained until the end of the war.[3] She returned to Poland in 1946, immigrating to Montreal, Canada in 1948.
In Canada she emerged as one of the top Yiddish poets of the postwar era.[5] Korn's fourth collection of poetry, Heym un heymlozikayt (Home and Homelessness), was published in 1948. She remained in Montreal, writing poetry, until her death in 1982.
AwardsEdit
Louis Lamed Prize for poetry and prose (1950 and 1958)
Jewish Book Council of America Certificate of Honor and Award for Yiddish Poetry (1969)
^Mayne, Seymour (October 13, 1985). "English/Yiddish Literary Evening in memory of Rokhl Korn on the occasion of the Rokhl Korn Archives of the JPL". Yiddish Book Center. Retrieved 2023-02-27. 22:15.
^Levitan, Seymour (1 March 2009). "Rokhl Häring Korn." Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia. Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved from www.jwa.org on 2016-04-21.
^Grosman, Moisheh (1949). In farkishufṭn land fun legendarn Dzshugashṿili mayne zibn yor lebn in Raṭnfarband, 1939-1946 (in Yiddish). Paris: Emes un Frayhayt. p. 11.
^Zitnitzky, Pincas Lazaro (1952). A halber yorhunderṭ Idishe liṭeraṭur (in Yiddish). Buenos Aires: Eygns. p. 76.
External linksEdit
"Korn, Rachel Häring," at the Jewish Virtual Library. Source: 2nd Ed. The Gale Group, 2008
Korn, Rohkl, The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe
rachel, korn, rachel, rokhl, häring, korn, yiddish, רחל, קא, רן, january, 1898, september, 1982, polish, born, canadian, yiddish, language, poet, author, total, published, eight, collections, poetry, prose, seymour, mayne, characterized, 1985, three, years, af. Rachel Rokhl Haring Korn Yiddish רחל קא רן 15 January 1898 9 September 1982 was a Polish born Canadian Yiddish language poet and author In total she published eight collections of poetry and two of prose Seymour Mayne characterized her in 1985 three years after her death as the first major woman poet in Canadian literature 1 Rachel KornRachel Korn c 1930Native nameרחל קא רןBorn 1898 01 15 January 15 1898Galicia Austria HungaryDiedSeptember 9 1982 1982 09 09 aged 84 Montreal Quebec CanadaLanguageYiddish Contents 1 Biography 2 Awards 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditKorn was born in eastern Galicia on a farming estate near Pidlisky now in Ukraine 2 and started writing poetry at an early age At the start of the First World War her family fled to Vienna returning to Poland in 1918 It was in this year that Korn s first published works appeared in Nowy Dziennik a Zionist newspaper and in Glos Przemyski a socialist journal These items were published in Polish but a year later she published her first Yiddish poem in the Lemberger Tageblatt 3 Her recognition grew with the publication of her first volumes of poetry Dorf Village 1928 and Royter mon Red Poppies 1937 Her first collection of prose Erd Land was published in 1936 Korn was in Bialystok when the German invasion of the Soviet Union took place in June 1941 she was evacuated by Soviet authorities to Uzbekistan along with other prominent Jewish writers 4 She eventually relocated to Moscow where she remained until the end of the war 3 She returned to Poland in 1946 immigrating to Montreal Canada in 1948 In Canada she emerged as one of the top Yiddish poets of the postwar era 5 Korn s fourth collection of poetry Heym un heymlozikayt Home and Homelessness was published in 1948 She remained in Montreal writing poetry until her death in 1982 Awards EditLouis Lamed Prize for poetry and prose 1950 and 1958 Jewish Book Council of America Certificate of Honor and Award for Yiddish Poetry 1969 The H Leivick Prize 1972 The Itzik Manger Prize of the State of Israel 1974 References Edit Mayne Seymour October 13 1985 English Yiddish Literary Evening in memory of Rokhl Korn on the occasion of the Rokhl Korn Archives of the JPL Yiddish Book Center Retrieved 2023 02 27 22 15 Levitan Seymour 1 March 2009 Rokhl Haring Korn Jewish Women A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia Jewish Women s Archive Retrieved from www jwa org on 2016 04 21 a b Levitan Seymour 2007 Korn Rachel Haring In Berenbaum Michael Skolnik Fred eds Encyclopaedia Judaica Vol 12 2nd ed Detroit Macmillan Reference p 311 ISBN 978 0 02 866097 4 Grosman Moisheh 1949 In farkishufṭn land fun legendarn Dzshugashṿili mayne zibn yor lebn in Raṭnfarband 1939 1946 in Yiddish Paris Emes un Frayhayt p 11 Zitnitzky Pincas Lazaro 1952 A halber yorhunderṭ Idishe liṭeraṭur in Yiddish Buenos Aires Eygns p 76 External links Edit Korn Rachel Haring at the Jewish Virtual Library Source 2nd Ed The Gale Group 2008 Korn Rohkl The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe Rokhl Haring Korn at the Jewish Women s Archive Rokhl Korn books in Yiddish in the Yiddish Book Center digital library English Yiddish Literary Evening in memory of Rokhl Korn on the occasion of the Rokhl Korn Archives of the JPL Jewish Public Library Montreal October 13 1985 On the site of the Yiddish Book Center Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rachel Korn amp oldid 1171269165, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
