Irving Howe
Irving Howe (
1920-
1993), was born Irving Horenstein, the son of immigrants who ran a small grocery store that went out of business during the
Great Depression. He graduated from City College in
1940, was the founding editor of
Dissent Magazine, Distinguished Professor of Literature,
City University of New York (
CUNY). He was a noted editor of Yiddish literature who discovered the author
Isaac Bashevis Singer for an English-speaking audience. Coined the phrase "New York Jewish Intellectual". Founded Democratic Socialists of America . Authored an autobiography
A Margin Of Hope (
1982 ISBN 0151571384)
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