 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (October 2023) |
Shmuel Niger | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | Shmuel Charney 15 June 1883 Dukora, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 24 December 1955, age 72 New York City, New York, US |
| Nationality | Russian Empire, United States |
| Other names | Samuel Niger, Samuel Charney, Shmuel Ṭsharni |
| Occupation | Yiddish literary critic |
Shmuel Niger (also Samuel Niger, pen name of Samuel Charney, 1883-1955) was a Yiddish writer, literary critic and historian and was one of the leading figures of Yiddish cultural work and Yiddishism in pre-revolution Russia.[1]
- ^ Moseley, Marcus (2010), "Niger, Shmuel", YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe, retrieved 2013-08-13