Sholem Asch
Sholem Asch Sholem Asch, 1940 Born Szalom Asz 1 November 1880 Kutno, Poland Died 10 July 1957(1957-07-10) (aged 76) London, England Nationality Polish, American Other names Szalom Asz, Shalom Asch, Shalom Ash Occupation Novelist, dramatist, and essayist Sholem Asch (Yiddish: שלום א ש), also written Shalom Asch or simply Shalom Ash (1 November 1880 – 10 July 1957), was a Polish-born American Jewish novelist, dramatist, and essayist in the Yiddish language.