S. Ansky

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf playwright
writer
ethnographer
gptkbp:activeYears 1900-1920
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Yiddish_theater
gptkbp:birthDate 1863-10-14
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Ukraine
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Mount_Hebron_Cemetery
gptkbp:children two
gptkbp:culturalContribution advocacy_for_Jewish_identity
preservation_of_Jewish_folklore
promotion_of_Yiddish_language
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Jewish_Renaissance
The_Jewish_Folk_Literature
gptkbp:deathDate 1920-12-08
gptkbp:famousQuote "Art is the expression of the inexpressible."
"The dybbuk is a spirit that cannot rest."
"The soul of the people is in their stories."
"A story is a bridge between the past and the future."
Folklore_is_the_soul_of_a_nation.
gptkbp:field literature
gptkbp:genre non-fiction
drama
fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label S. Ansky
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:modern_Jewish_theater
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Yiddish_literature
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Jewish_mysticism
Eastern_European_Jewish_culture
Hasidic_tales
gptkbp:knownFor folklore studies
gptkbp:language gptkb:Yiddish
gptkbp:legacy cultural preservation efforts
inspiration for future playwrights
influence_on_Jewish_theater
influence_on_Yiddish_literature
recognition_in_Jewish_studies
gptkbp:nationality Jewish
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Isaac_Bashevis_Singer
gptkb:Sholem_Aleichem
Mendele Mocher Sforim
gptkbp:notableWork The Dybbuk
gptkbp:occupation author
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:productionCompany early 20th century
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Miriam_Ansky