Elizabeth Shub
Elizabeth Shub (1915 – June 18, 2004) was an American children's book writer, editor, and translator from German and Yiddish. [1][2][3][4]
Biography
[edit]Elizabeth Shub was born in Poland. Her family emigrated to the United States in 1919. Her father, Shmuel Charney, was a literary critic.[5][4] Her husband, Boris Shub (1912–1965), was a writer and pioneer in radio broadcasting to Communist countries; he was one of the key organizers of Radio Liberty.[6][7][8]
Of note is her collaboration with Isaac Bashevis Singer, with whom she translated many of his stories. In fact, she was the one who suggested Singer write children's stories, and the first one was Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories (1966). [9][10] She was also likely one of the first people to help Singer learn English.[11]
Books by Elizabeth Shub
[edit]- Clever Kate, 1973
- Seeing Is Believing, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 1979 (1979 American Library Association (ALA) Notable Book citation)
- The White Stallion, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 1982 (1982 Best Book award, School Library Journal, and ALA notable book citation)
- Cutlass in the Snow, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 1986 (1986 Child Study Association Children's Book of the Year award)
- Henrietta Szold: The Children's Friend, 1961; 2013
References
[edit]- ↑ Elizabeth Shub
- ↑ Elizabeth Shub, 89, Translator And Editor of Children's Books
- ↑ ELIZABETH SHUB, 89, Chicago Tribune, June 24, 2004
- 1 2 Eden Ross Lipson, Elizabeth Shub, 89, Translator And Editor of Children's Books, The New York Times, June 22, 2004
- ↑ Elizabeth Shub Papers, University of Minnesota Archival Finding Aids
- ↑ "Boris Shub, Prominent American Jewish Writer, Dies in New York; Was 52". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 2026-07-14.
- ↑ "BORIS SHUB DEAD; WRITER ON SOVIET; Organizer of Radio Liberty – Editor and Author". The New York Times. 1965-04-21. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-07-14.
- ↑ "Libe (Elizabeth) – daughter and Boris Shub, her husband, 1929-1935". Center for Jewish History. Retrieved 2026-07-14.
- ↑ "Elizabeth Shub: An Inventory of Her Collection of Isaac Bashevis Singer Papers at the Harry Ransom Center". Harry Ransom Center. University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 2025-12-16.
- ↑ Eliyana R. Adler, Sheila E. Jelen Reconstructing the Old Country American Jewry in the Post-Holocaust Decades, 2017, p. 165
- ↑ "Two Chelm Stories: Translator's Introduction". In geveb: A Journal of Yiddish Studies. Retrieved 2026-07-14.
- 1915 births
- 2004 deaths
- Jewish American children's writers
- American women children's writers
- American children's writers
- American translators
- Translators from Yiddish
- Translators from German
- Isaac Bashevis Singer
- Jewish Polish women writers
- Jewish Polish writers
- 20th-century Polish Jews
- Jews from the Russian Empire
- Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States