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'''Isabella Grinevskaya''' (1864–1944) was the pen name of '''Berta Friedberg''', daughter of the author [[Abraham Shalom Friedberg]] and the first wife of [[Mordechai Spector]].<ref name="berta">{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = A.S.Fridberg , 6 Nov. 1838 - 21 March 1902 | work = | publisher = | date = | url =http://holocaust.cheeb.com/photo6.html | doi = | accessdate = 2009-03-22}}</ref> |
'''Isabella Grinevskaya''' (1864–1944) was the pen name of '''Berta Friedberg''', daughter of the author [[Abraham Shalom Friedberg]] and the first wife of [[Mordechai Spector]].<ref name="berta">{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = A.S.Fridberg , 6 Nov. 1838 - 21 March 1902 | work = | publisher = | date = | url =http://holocaust.cheeb.com/photo6.html | doi = | accessdate = 2009-03-22}}</ref> |
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She was born in [[Grodno]] in 1864 which at various times was part of [[Lithuania]], [[Poland]] and [[Belarus]] though at the time was within the [[Russian Empire]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Short Description/History | work = Eastern BorderLands of the II Polish Republic | publisher = Paul Havers | date = 2008-11-18 | url = http://www.kresy.co.uk/grodno.html | doi = | accessdate = 2009-03-22}}</ref> In the |
She was born in [[Grodno]] in 1864 which at various times was part of [[Lithuania]], [[Poland]] and [[Belarus]] though at the time was within the [[Russian Empire]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Short Description/History | work = Eastern BorderLands of the II Polish Republic | publisher = Paul Havers | date = 2008-11-18 | url = http://www.kresy.co.uk/grodno.html | doi = | accessdate = 2009-03-22}}</ref> In the 1880s she lived in [[St. Petersburg]] where she frequented Jewish literary circles and from the 1880s and 1890s she was published several times . |
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Her first novel ''The Orphan'' was published in [[Hans Freind]] in 1888; the story "It Did Not Work" was published in an edition of the [[Juedisch Bibliothek]]. The story "From Happiness to the Grave" was published in [[Warsaw]] in 1894. In her books, she tried to depict the life of the Jewish middle class and mainly the situation of enlightened Jewish young girls. |
Her first novel ''The Orphan'' was published in [[Hans Freind]] in 1888; the story "It Did Not Work" was published in an edition of the [[Juedisch Bibliothek]]. The story "From Happiness to the Grave" was published in [[Warsaw]] in 1894. In her books, she tried to depict the life of the Jewish middle class and mainly the situation of enlightened Jewish young girls. |
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In the 1890s, she settled in [[Odessa]], Ukraine, then part of the [[Russian Empire]] and undertook to write in Russian. As a playwright Grinevskaya wrote the play "Báb" based on the life an events of the founder of the [[Bábí]] religion<ref>{{cite web | last = Grinevskaya | first = Isabella | title = Bab | work = | publisher = | date = 1916 reprint | url = http://imwerden.de/pdf/grinevskaya_bab.pdf | format = pdf | doi = | accessdate = 2009-03-21}}</ref> which was performed in St. Petersburg in 1904 and again in 1916/7, translated into French and [[Tatar language|Tatar]],<ref name="notes-ii">{{cite journal | last = Hassall | first = Graham | title = Notes on the Babi and Baha'i Religions in Russia and its territories | journal = Journal of Bahá'í Studies | volume = 5 | issue = 3 | pages = pp 41–80, 86 | publisher = | location = | |
In the 1890s, she settled in [[Odessa]], Ukraine, then part of the [[Russian Empire]] and undertook to write in Russian. As a playwright Grinevskaya wrote the play "Báb" based on the life an events of the founder of the [[Bábí]] religion<ref>{{cite web | last = Grinevskaya | first = Isabella | title = Bab | work = | publisher = | date = 1916 reprint | url = http://imwerden.de/pdf/grinevskaya_bab.pdf | format = pdf | doi = | accessdate = 2009-03-21}}</ref> which was performed in St. Petersburg in 1904 and again in 1916/7, translated into French and [[Tatar language|Tatar]],<ref name="notes-ii">{{cite journal | last = Hassall | first = Graham | title = Notes on the Babi and Baha'i Religions in Russia and its territories | journal = Journal of Bahá'í Studies | volume = 5 | issue = 3 | pages = pp 41–80, 86 | publisher = | location = | year = 1993 | url =http://bahai-library.com/hassall_babi_bahai_russia | issn = | doi = | id = | accessdate = 2009-03-20}}</ref> and lauded by [[Leo Tolstoy]] and other reviewers at the time.<ref name="russia">{{cite web | last = Momen | first = Moojan | title = Russia | work = Draft for "A Short Encyclopedia of the Bahá'í Faith" | publisher = Bahá'í Library Online | date = | url =http://bahai-library.com/momen_encyclopedia_russia | accessdate = 2008-04-14}}</ref> [[Grikor Suni]] won the first prize in a contest based on the play before it and the music were confiscated.<ref>{{cite web | title = On Behalf of the Museum | work = Official Website of the Suni Project | publisher = The Suni Project | date = | url = http://www.suniproject.org/SuniBook.pdf | format = pdf | doi = | accessdate = }}</ref> In 1910 she settled in Constantinople<ref name="berta"/> where there was a substantial Bahá'í population.<ref name="Walbridge">{{Cite journal| last = Walbridge | first = John | title = Chapter Four - The Baha’i Faith in Turkey | journal = Occasional Papers in Shaykhi, Babi and Baha'i Studies | volume = 06 | issue = 01 | pages = | date = March, 2002 | url =http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/bhpapers/vol6/waless/chap4.htm | doi = | id =}}</ref> In 1910-11 she met [[`Abdu'l-Bahá]], then head of the [[Bahá'í Faith]], when he traveled to Egypt and she became a Bahá'í. |
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Grinevskaya had several other writings published: an essay of meeting [[`Abdu'l-Bahá]], a poem and a play entitled ''Bahá'u'lláh'', each about founder of the [[Bahá'í Faith]], published though the play was never performed partly from the turmoil of [[World War I]] and the [[October Revolution]], and she carried on correspondence with Russian intellectuals, Bahá'ís both in the East and to a lesser extent in the West ([[Martha Root]], [[Star of the West]]) as well as traveling to Egypt, France, and [[Baku]], [[Azerbaijan]] where there was a substantial Bahá'í population.<ref name="notes-ii"/> Through her life she was in several Bahá'í communities and in touch with many others. |
Grinevskaya had several other writings published: an essay of meeting [[`Abdu'l-Bahá]], a poem and a play entitled ''Bahá'u'lláh'', each about founder of the [[Bahá'í Faith]], published though the play was never performed partly from the turmoil of [[World War I]] and the [[October Revolution]], and she carried on correspondence with Russian intellectuals, Bahá'ís both in the East and to a lesser extent in the West ([[Martha Root]], [[Star of the West]]) as well as traveling to Egypt, France, and [[Baku]], [[Azerbaijan]] where there was a substantial Bahá'í population.<ref name="notes-ii"/> Through her life she was in several Bahá'í communities and in touch with many others. |
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Grinevskaya died in [[Istanbul]] in 1944.<ref name="berta"/> |
Grinevskaya died in [[Istanbul]] in 1944.<ref name="berta"/> |
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Some claim she was Polish, others Belarusian, but most Russian.<ref name="history">{{cite web | title = History in Poland | work = Official Webpage of the Bahá'ís of Poland | publisher = National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Poland | |
Some claim she was Polish, others Belarusian, but most Russian.<ref name="history">{{cite web | title = History in Poland | work = Official Webpage of the Bahá'ís of Poland | publisher = National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Poland | year = 2008 | url =http://www.bahai.org.pl/?page_id=5 | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2009-03-20}} Claims Grinevskaya was Polish, other sources claim she was Russian, others Belarusian (see [http://skarabey87.livejournal.com/65561.html The Baha’i Aesthetics] by Valery Litvinchuk. See comments on history of [[Grodno]] above.</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:57, 2 August 2010
Berta Friedberg | |
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| Pen name | Isabella Grinevskaya |
| Occupation | writer |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Genre | fiction/theatre |
| Notable works | play in 5 acts, Báb |
Isabella Grinevskaya (1864–1944) was the pen name of Berta Friedberg, daughter of the author Abraham Shalom Friedberg and the first wife of Mordechai Spector.[1]
She was born in Grodno in 1864 which at various times was part of Lithuania, Poland and Belarus though at the time was within the Russian Empire.[2] In the 1880s she lived in St. Petersburg where she frequented Jewish literary circles and from the 1880s and 1890s she was published several times . Her first novel The Orphan was published in Hans Freind in 1888; the story "It Did Not Work" was published in an edition of the Juedisch Bibliothek. The story "From Happiness to the Grave" was published in Warsaw in 1894. In her books, she tried to depict the life of the Jewish middle class and mainly the situation of enlightened Jewish young girls.
In the 1890s, she settled in Odessa, Ukraine, then part of the Russian Empire and undertook to write in Russian. As a playwright Grinevskaya wrote the play "Báb" based on the life an events of the founder of the Bábí religion[3] which was performed in St. Petersburg in 1904 and again in 1916/7, translated into French and Tatar,[4] and lauded by Leo Tolstoy and other reviewers at the time.[5] Grikor Suni won the first prize in a contest based on the play before it and the music were confiscated.[6] In 1910 she settled in Constantinople[1] where there was a substantial Bahá'í population.[7] In 1910-11 she met `Abdu'l-Bahá, then head of the Bahá'í Faith, when he traveled to Egypt and she became a Bahá'í.
Grinevskaya had several other writings published: an essay of meeting `Abdu'l-Bahá, a poem and a play entitled Bahá'u'lláh, each about founder of the Bahá'í Faith, published though the play was never performed partly from the turmoil of World War I and the October Revolution, and she carried on correspondence with Russian intellectuals, Bahá'ís both in the East and to a lesser extent in the West (Martha Root, Star of the West) as well as traveling to Egypt, France, and Baku, Azerbaijan where there was a substantial Bahá'í population.[4] Through her life she was in several Bahá'í communities and in touch with many others.
Grinevskaya died in Istanbul in 1944.[1]
Some claim she was Polish, others Belarusian, but most Russian.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "A.S.Fridberg , 6 Nov. 1838 - 21 March 1902". Retrieved 2009-03-22.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Short Description/History". Eastern BorderLands of the II Polish Republic. Paul Havers. 2008-11-18. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ Grinevskaya, Isabella (1916 reprint). "Bab" (pdf). Retrieved 2009-03-21.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b Hassall, Graham (1993). "Notes on the Babi and Baha'i Religions in Russia and its territories". Journal of Bahá'í Studies. 5 (3): pp 41–80, 86. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
{{cite journal}}:|pages=has extra text (help) - ^ Momen, Moojan. "Russia". Draft for "A Short Encyclopedia of the Bahá'í Faith". Bahá'í Library Online. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
- ^ "On Behalf of the Museum" (pdf). Official Website of the Suni Project. The Suni Project.
- ^ Walbridge, John (March, 2002). "Chapter Four - The Baha'i Faith in Turkey". Occasional Papers in Shaykhi, Babi and Baha'i Studies. 06 (01).
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "History in Poland". Official Webpage of the Bahá'ís of Poland. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Poland. 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-20. Claims Grinevskaya was Polish, other sources claim she was Russian, others Belarusian (see The Baha’i Aesthetics by Valery Litvinchuk. See comments on history of Grodno above.