Rebecca Judith Ish-Kishor (25 March 1892 – 1971) was an American writer of Jewish children's historical fiction.[1]

Judith Ish-Kishor
BornRebecca Judith Ish-Kishor
(1892-03-25)25 March 1892
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died1971 (1972) (aged 79)
LanguageEnglish
Alma materHunter College
GenreChildren's literature
Spouse
Herbert Lapides
(m. 1949)
ParentsEphraim Ish-Kishor [he]
RelativesSulamith Ish-Kishor (sister)

She was born in Boston in 1892, the daughter of Zionist leader Ephraim Ish-Kishor [he]. She was raised in London before returning to the U.S. to study at Hunter College in New York. She is best known for her works Adventure in Palestine: The Search for Aleezah (1947), Joel is the Youngest (1954), and Tales From the Wise Men of Israel (1962). She also wrote a popular column for Jewish children in the English-language Jewish press, entitled The Sabbath Angel.[2]

Her sister, Sulamith Ish-Kishor, was also a prominent children's writer.

Publications

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  • Here and There: A Chamisho Osor Playlet. New York: National Jewish Welfare Board. 1923.
  • The Lady of the House: A Story of a Boy and Girl in Jerusalem. New York: Palestine Penny Luncheon Fund Committee. 1926.
  • The Slave from Egypt: A Play in One Act. New York: Samuel French. 1930.
  • To the Land of the Cornflower. New York: National Young Judaea. 1945. Illustrated by Theresa Sherman.
  • Adventure in Palestine: The Search for Aleezah. New York: J. Messner. 1947. Illustrated by Margaret Ayer.
  • Joel is the Youngest. New York: J. Messner. 1954. Illustrated by Jules Gotlieb.
  • Tales from the Wise Men of Israel. Philadelphia: Lippincott. 1962. Illustrated by W. T. Mars.

References

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  1. ^ Kessner, Carole S. (2008). Marie Syrkin: Values Beyond the Self. Brandeis University Press. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-58465-451-3.
  2. ^ Leiman, Shnayer Z. (Spring 2008). "Judith Ish-Kishor: This Too Shall Pass" (PDF). Tradition: A Journal of Orthodox Jewish Thought. 41 (1): 71–77. JSTOR 23263507.