David Herman
The Immigrant Voices, Part 2: Abraham Cahan, Mary Antin and Anzia Yezierska
Summary
This is the second talk in a series on Jewish-American Literature, focusing on three leading writers in the early 20th century: Abraham Cahan (1860-1951), Mary Antin (1881-1949), author of The Promised Land, and Anzia Yezierska (1880-1970). All three wrote mainly about the Jewish immigrant experience and were among the first generation of Jewish-American writers.
David Herman
David Herman is a freelance writer based in London. Over the past 20 years he has written almost a thousand articles, essays, and reviews on Jewish history and literature for publications including the Jewish Chronicle, the Jewish Quarterly, Jewish Renaissance, the Guardian, the New Statesman, and Prospect. He has taught courses on Jewish culture for the London Jewish Cultural Centre and JW3. He is a regular contributor to Jewish Book Week, the Association of Jewish Refugees, and the Insiders/Outsiders Festival on the contribution of Jewish refugees to British culture.