Frug, Semen G.

Person · http://data.judaicalink.org/data/ep/1007162

Also known as (28 names)

en: Simon Frug
he: פרוג, שמעון שמואל בן משה צבי
pl: Szymon Frug
ru: Фруг, Семён Григорьевич
und-Cyrl: Фруг, Семен Григорьевич
–: Flug, S · Frug, S. G. · Frug, S. G. (Semen Grigorʹevich) · Frug, S. S · Frug, Samuel · Frug, Semen · Frug, Semen Grigorʹevich · Frug, Semen Grigorʹevič · Frug, Shimen S. · Frug, Shimen Shmuel · Frug, Shimon Shmuel · Frug, Shimʻon Shemuʾel · Frug, Simon · Frug, Simón S. · Frug, Š. · Frug, Šimeʿōn · Frug, Šiméōn Šemuēl · Frug, Šimʿon Šemuʾel · Frug, Šimʿēon Š. · PRUG, SIMEON SAMUEL B. MOSES ZEBI · Semen G. Frug · Shimen Frug · Shimen Shmuel Frug

Born: 1860
Place of birth (as recorded): Kherson
Died: 1916
Place of death: Odesa
Place of death (as recorded): Odessa
Occupation: poet · Schriftsteller

(1860–1916), Russian and Yiddish poet and essayist. Once considered a shining star of Russian Jewish literature, Shimen Frug is remembered now mostly as a Zionist sympathizer and an inspiration for the Hebrew-language writers Ḥayim Naḥman Bialik, Leib Jaffe (Leyb Yaffe), and Yosef Klausner. By contrast, Simon Dubnow viewed Frug as a singer of negativism and despair. Frug, in fact, was a loner who, in an age of ideologies, had no ideology, belonged to no group, and was deeply contradictory. While often seen as a sympathizer of Zionism, Frug held an equally powerful passion for Diaspora Jewry. Lauded as a great friend of Yiddish, in truth Frug was ambivalent at best, launching a cruel attack against the language in 1899. Finally, although he served Jewish causes with his pen, he ultimately sullied his own reputation by selling out his muse and writing for Saint Petersburg’s gutter papers, including some that were mildly antisemitic. In short, the image of the monochromatic lover of Zion, master of Yiddish, and even melancholic singer of the Jewish people needs revision.

Identifiers

DBpedia: Simon_Frug · Simon_Frug de · Szymon_Frug pl · Q1390527 wikidata
Freebase: m.0h97l1w rdf
GND: 123724589 · about
Library of Congress: n86021725 id · n86021725 id
VIAF: 287433140 · 77229687
Wikidata: Q1390527
de.wikipedia.org: Simon_Frug de
en.wikipedia.org: Simon_Frug en
hub.culturegraph.org: 123724589 hub
www.isni.org: 0000000393190319
yago-knowledge.org: Simon_Frug

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Frug, Simon

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47 statements

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birth date: 1860
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death date: 1916
normalised death date: 1916
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occupation: http://data.judaicalink.org/data/occupation/Schriftsteller
occupation: poet
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alternative label: Frug, S. G.
alternative label: Frug, Semen
alternative label: Frug, Semen G.
alternative label: Frug, Semen Grigorʹevich
alternative label: Frug, Semen Grigorʹevič
alternative label: Frug, Shimen S.
alternative label: Frug, Shimen Shmuel
alternative label: Frug, Shimon Shmuel
alternative label: Frug, Simón S.
alternative label: Frug, Š.
alternative label: Frug, Šimeʿōn
alternative label: Frug, Šiméōn Šemuēl
alternative label: Frug, Šimʿēon Š.
alternative label: Frug, Šimʿon Šemuʾel
alternative label: Frug, Šimʿôn Ś.
alternative label: Frug, Šimʿōn Šemūʾēl
alternative label: Simon Frug @de
alternative label: Szymon Frug @pl
alternative label: Фруг, Семён Григорьевич @ru
preferred label: Frug, Simon

Frug, Semen G.

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26 statements

gnd identifier: 123724589
gnd identifier: http://d-nb.info/gnd/123724589
birth date: 1860
normalised birth date: 1860
birth year: 1860
death date: 1916
normalised death date: 1916
occupation: Schriftsteller
occupation URI: Schriftsteller
alternative label: Frug, S. G.
alternative label: Frug, Semen
alternative label: Frug, Semen Grigorʹevich
alternative label: Frug, Semen Grigorʹevič
alternative label: Frug, Shimen S.
alternative label: Frug, Shimen Shmuel
alternative label: Frug, Shimon Shmuel
alternative label: Frug, Simón S.
alternative label: Frug, Š.
alternative label: Frug, Šimeʿōn
alternative label: Frug, Šiméōn Šemuēl
alternative label: Frug, Šimʿēon Š.
alternative label: Frug, Šimʿon Šemuʾel
alternative label: Frug, Šimʿôn Ś.
alternative label: Frug, Šimʿōn Šemūʾēl
alternative label: Semen G. Frug
preferred label: Frug, Semen G.

פרוג, שמעון שמואל

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24 statements

birth location: Kherson
death date: 1916-10-22
normalised death date: 1916-10-22
death location: Odessa
death location URI: Odesa
dcterms:source: datasets/nli-persons
alternative label: Flug, S
alternative label: Frug, S. S
alternative label: Frug, Samuel
alternative label: Frug, Semen Grigorʹevich
alternative label: Frug, Shimen Shmuel
alternative label: Frug, Shimʻon Shemuʾel
alternative label: PRUG, SIMEON SAMUEL B. MOSES ZEBI
alternative label: פרוג, שמעון שמואל בן משה צבי @he
skos:note: מקום לידה: Kherson
skos:note: מקום לידה: בוברובי-קוט, מושבה יהודית בפלך חרסון Kherson], רוסיה, כיום אוקראינה]
skos:note: מקום פטירה: Odessa
skos:note: מקום פטירה: אודסה Odessa], רוסיה, כיום אוקראינה]
skos:note: תאריך לידה עברי: תרכ"א [1861]
skos:note: תאריך פטירה עברי: כה תשרי תרע"ז [22.10.1916].
preferred label: Frug, S. G. (Semen Grigorʹevich)
preferred label: Фруг, Семен Григорьевич @und-Cyrl
preferred label: פרוג, שמעון שמואל @he
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Frug, Shimen Shmuel

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described at: https://yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/Frug_Shimen_Shmuel
has abstract: (1860–1916), Russian and Yiddish poet and essayist. Once considered a shining star of Russian Jewish literature, Shimen Frug is remembered now mostly as a Zionist sympathizer and an inspiration for the Hebrew-language writers Ḥayim Naḥman Bialik, Leib Jaffe (Leyb Yaffe), and Yose…
(1860–1916), Russian and Yiddish poet and essayist. Once considered a shining star of Russian Jewish literature, Shimen Frug is remembered now mostly as a Zionist sympathizer and an inspiration for the Hebrew-language writers Ḥayim Naḥman Bialik, Leib Jaffe (Leyb Yaffe), and Yosef Klausner. By contrast, Simon Dubnow viewed Frug as a singer of negativism and despair. Frug, in fact, was a loner who, in an age of ideologies, had no ideology, belonged to no group, and was deeply contradictory. While often seen as a sympathizer of Zionism, Frug held an equally powerful passion for Diaspora Jewry. Lauded as a great friend of Yiddish, in truth Frug was ambivalent at best, launching a cruel attack against the language in 1899. Finally, although he served Jewish causes with his pen, he ultimately sullied his own reputation by selling out his muse and writing for Saint Petersburg’s gutter papers, including some that were mildly antisemitic. In short, the image of the monochromatic lover of Zion, master of Yiddish, and even melancholic singer of the Jewish people needs revision.
title: Frug, Shimen Shmuel
alternative label: Shimen Frug
alternative label: Shimen Shmuel Frug
preferred label: Frug, Shimen Shmuel
has related: Aizman, David Iakovlevich
has related: Bialik, Ḥayim Naḥman
has related: Crown Rabbi
has related: Dubnow, Simon
has related: Heder
has related: Klausner, Yosef
has related: Nadson, Semen Iakovlevich
has related: Odessa
has related: Rapoport, Shloyme Zaynvl
has related: About this Article (Russia)
has related: Russian Literature
has related: Saint Petersburg
has related: Voskhod
has related: Zionism and Zionist Parties

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