Irving Howe

Irving Howe (1920-1993) was an American literary and social critic, educator, and democratic socialist born to Jewish immigrant parents in New York City. He founded and edited the journal Dissent, won the National Book Award for World of Our Fathers (1976), a seminal work on East European Jewish immigrants, and authored influential books on literature, politics, and Yiddish culture while teaching at institutions like City University of New York.

New York City, USA Jun 11, 1920
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