From 1936 to 1957, Birnbaum was a lecturer on Hebrew paleography and epigraphy at the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London. He taught Yiddish at the same time at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies of the University of London, from 1939 to 1958.[2] During World War II, Birnbaum worked in the postal censorship for the British authorities. In 1970, he immigrated to Toronto, Canada.[2]
The Hebrew Scripts, 2 vols., Leiden, 1954–57, 1971
Die jiddische Sprache, Hamburg 1974, 1986, 1997
Yiddish – A Survey and a Grammar, Toronto, 1979
"Zur Geschichte der u-Laute im Jiddischen," in: Zeitschrift für Deutsche Philologie (1981)
Yiddish, A Survey and a Grammar, 2nd edition, with additional essays etc by David Birnbaum, Eleazar Birnbaum, Kalman Weiser, Jean Baumgarten. Toronto, 2016
References
Erika Timm, Eleazar Birnbaum, David Birnbaum (eds) "Salomo/Solomon A. Birnbaum: Ein Leben fuer die Wissenschaft/A Lifetime of Achievement", Berlin/Boston, 2011. (2 vols). 62 articles over a range of over 60 years by Solomon A. Birnbaum on the linguistics of Yiddish (and other Jewish languages), and on Hebrew Palaeography. Contains a biography (in both German and English), and bibliography of books and articles in English, German and Yiddish.
David Birnbaum, "Salomo Birnbaum's experiences at Hamburg University", in: Key Documents of German-Jewish History, August 22, 2018, doi:10.23691/jgo:article-206.en.v1
^ abc"Birnbaum, Salomo (Solomon Asher Birnbaum)" (2002). In: Handbuch österreichischer Autorinnen und Autoren jüdischer Herkunft, 18. bis 20. Jahrhundert. Ed. Österreichische Nationalbiblithek, Vienna. Vol. 1, A-I. Munich: Saur. p. 126.
^ ab"Birnbaum, Jakob" (2002). In: Handbuch österreichischer Autorinnen und Autoren jüdischer Herkunft, 18. bis 20. Jahrhundert. Ed. Österreichische Nationalbiblithek, Vienna. Vol. 1, A-I. Munich: Saur. p. 125.
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solomon, birnbaum, solomon, asher, birnbaum, also, salomo, birnbaum, yiddish, שלמה, בירנבוים, shloyme, birnboym, december, 1891, vienna, december, 1989, toronto, yiddish, linguist, hebrew, palaeographer, biography, editbirnbaum, 1891, 1989, born, vienna, oldes. Solomon Asher Birnbaum also Salomo Birnbaum Yiddish שלמה בירנבוים Shloyme Birnboym December 24 1891 in Vienna December 28 1989 in Toronto was a Yiddish linguist and Hebrew palaeographer 1 2 Biography EditBirnbaum 1891 1989 born in Vienna was the oldest son of Nathan Birnbaum and Rosa Korngut 1 He was an Austrian Jew of West Galician descent Solomon Birnbaum served in World War I in the Austro Hungarian Army and then studied and attained a doctorate from the University of Wurzburg 1 specializing in languages of Asia 2 From 1922 to 1933 he was an external lecturer of Yiddish at the University of Hamburg 2 After the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany in 1933 Birnbaum emigrated to Great Britain with his wife Irene Grunwald 3 and his children in 1933 2 From 1936 to 1957 Birnbaum was a lecturer on Hebrew paleography and epigraphy at the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London He taught Yiddish at the same time at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies of the University of London from 1939 to 1958 2 During World War II Birnbaum worked in the postal censorship for the British authorities In 1970 he immigrated to Toronto Canada 2 Solomon Birnbaum is the father of Jacob Birnbaum who after his emigration to New York in 1963 helped to found the Soviet Jewry Movement 2 3 Publications EditPraktische Grammatik der jiddischen Sprache Vienna and Leipzig 1918 Grammatik der jiddischen Sprache Hamburg editions 1966 1979 1984 1988 Leben und Worte des Balschemm 1920 Das hebraische und aramaische Element in der jiddischen Sprache 1921 dissertation Die jiddische Sprache in Germanisch Romanische Monatsschrift 1923 Die Umschrift des Jiddischen in Teuthonista 1933 The Age of the Yiddish Language in Transactions of the Philological Society London 1939 Jewish Languages in Essays in Honour of the Very Rev Dr J H Hertz London 1942 Yiddish Phrase Book published by The Linguaphone Institute for The Jewish Committee for Relief Abroad London 1945 The Cultural Structure of East Ashkenazic Jewry in The Slavonic and East European Review London 1946 The Verb in the Bukharic Language of Samarkand in Archivum Linguisticum 2 1950 51 How Old are the Cave Manuscripts in Vetus Testamentum 1951 The Hebrew Scripts 2 vols Leiden 1954 57 1971 Die jiddische Sprache Hamburg 1974 1986 1997 Yiddish A Survey and a Grammar Toronto 1979 Zur Geschichte der u Laute im Jiddischen in Zeitschrift fur Deutsche Philologie 1981 Yiddish A Survey and a Grammar 2nd edition with additional essays etc by David Birnbaum Eleazar Birnbaum Kalman Weiser Jean Baumgarten Toronto 2016References EditErika Timm Eleazar Birnbaum David Birnbaum eds Salomo Solomon A Birnbaum Ein Leben fuer die Wissenschaft A Lifetime of Achievement Berlin Boston 2011 2 vols 62 articles over a range of over 60 years by Solomon A Birnbaum on the linguistics of Yiddish and other Jewish languages and on Hebrew Palaeography Contains a biography in both German and English and bibliography of books and articles in English German and Yiddish David Birnbaum Salomo Birnbaum s experiences at Hamburg University in Key Documents of German Jewish History August 22 2018 doi 10 23691 jgo article 206 en v1 a b c Birnbaum Salomo Solomon Asher Birnbaum 2002 In Handbuch osterreichischer Autorinnen und Autoren judischer Herkunft 18 bis 20 Jahrhundert Ed Osterreichische Nationalbiblithek Vienna Vol 1 A I Munich Saur p 126 a b c d e f g Berenbaum Michael Skolnik Fred eds 2007 Birnbaum Solomon Asher Encyclopaedia Judaica Vol 3 2nd ed Detroit Macmillan Reference p 716 ISBN 978 0 02 866097 4 a b Birnbaum Jakob 2002 In Handbuch osterreichischer Autorinnen und Autoren judischer Herkunft 18 bis 20 Jahrhundert Ed Osterreichische Nationalbiblithek Vienna Vol 1 A I Munich Saur p 125 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Solomon Birnbaum amp oldid 1134259288, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
