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Richler Family
Richler may refer to : * Daniel Richler (born 1957), a Canadian arts and pop culture broadcaster and writer; son of Mordecai * Delisle-Richler controversy * Emma Richler, a Canadian novelist; daughter of Mordecai * Jacob Richler, a Canadian newspaper and magazine journalist; son of Mordecai * Mordecai Richler (1931–2001), a Canadian author, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and essayist * Nancy Richler, a Canadian novelist; second cousin of Mordecai * Noah Richler Noah Richler is a Canadians, Canadian author, journalist, and broadcaster who was raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and London, England. He is the son of Canadian novelist Mordecai Richler. Richler worked for many years as a radio documentary p ..., a Canadian journalist; son of Mordecai {{surname Richler family Jewish surnames Yiddish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Richler
Daniel Richler (born 1957) is a Canadian arts and pop culture broadcaster and writer."The apprenticeship of Daniel Richler". ''Montreal Gazette'', May 19, 1991. Biography Richler was born in London, England."When it's time to stop looking like a teenager". ''Toronto Star'', August 31, 1989. His biological father is screenwriter Stanley Mann."The Apprenticeship of Daniel Richler" . '''', Spring 1987. His mother, Florence Wood, divorced Mann when Daniel was two years old, and married in 1960. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Richler
Emma Richler (born 1961) is a British/Canadian writer. Biography Born in London, England, she is the daughter of author Mordecai Richler."And Emma makes five: Sister Crazy joins `an embarrassment of Richlers'". ''Ottawa Citizen'', 6 May 2001. She moved with her family to Montreal, Quebec in 1972. She briefly attended the University of Toronto before transferring to University of Provence, Universite de Provence to complete her education. She first worked as an actress, performing in stage, film and television roles in both Canada and England until 1996, and later worked in publishing before publishing her debut short story collection ''Sister Crazy'' in 2001. The book was a shortlisted nominee for the Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize in 2002. Her first novel, ''Feed My Dear Dogs'', was published in 2005. Her second, ''Be My Wolff'', was published in 2017. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Richler
Jacob Richler is a Canadian newspaper and magazine journalist, and the son of novelist Mordecai Richler and Florence Isabel (Wood). He was the inspiration for his father's '' Jacob Two-Two'' trilogy of children's books. He was born in England and raised in Montreal, where he attended Selwyn House School in Westmount. He was married to ''Globe and Mail'' journalist Leanne Delap, from whom he was divorced in 2005. Richler was a long-time restaurant reviewer for the ''National Post'', known for his biting, highly critical reviewing style, though he is no longer listed under that newspaper's columnists directory and has not contributed an article to the newspaper since early 2007. Richler has also been a columnist and feature writer for '' Saturday Night'', ''Financial Post Magazine'' and ''Toronto Life'', as well as a contributor to '' GQ'', ''Canadian Living'', ''Fashion'', ''Flare'', ''Maclean's'' and ''enRoute''. He also collaborated with chef Susur Lee on the book ''Susur: A Culi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mordecai Richler
Mordecai Richler (January 27, 1931 – July 3, 2001) was a Canadian writer. His best known works are ''The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (novel), The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz'' (1959) and ''Barney's Version (novel), Barney's Version'' (1997). His 1970 novel ''St. Urbain's Horseman'' and 1989 novel ''Solomon Gursky Was Here''. He is also well known for the ''Jacob Two-Two'' fantasy series for children. In addition to his fiction, Richler wrote numerous essays about the History of the Jews in Canada, Jewish community in Canada, and about Canadian nationalism, Canadian and Quebec nationalism. Richler's ''Oh Canada! Oh Quebec!'' (1992), a collection of essays about nationalism and anti-Semitism, generated considerable controversy. Biography Early life and education The son of Lily (née Rosenberg) and Moses Isaac Richler, a scrap metal dealer, Richler was born on January 27, 1931, in Montreal, Quebec, and raised on Saint Urbain Street, St. Urbain Street in that city's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Richler
Nancy Richler (May 16, 1957 – January 18, 2018) was a Canadian novelist. Her novels won two international awards and were shortlisted for three others; Richler was also shortlisted for the Canadian Booksellers Association Author of the Year award in 2013. Early life Richler was born in Montreal, Quebec in 1957 to Dianne and Myer Richler, and grew up there with two siblings. Her paternal grandfather, Jacob, died a few hours before she was born. She moved to the United States in 1975, when she was 18 years old, and attended Brandeis University near Boston, Massachusetts, graduating with a degree in history. She then studied social work and worked with young people, and in 1986 she completed a Master of Arts degree in international studies, specialising in the Soviet Union, at the University of Denver Graduate School. She was Jewish.https://www.pressreader.com/canada/montreal-gazette/20130426/281526518550243 Writing career In 1988 Richler moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noah Richler
Noah Richler is a Canadians, Canadian author, journalist, and broadcaster who was raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and London, England. He is the son of Canadian novelist Mordecai Richler. Richler worked for many years as a radio documentary producer for BBC Radio, representing the organization at the Prix Futura and winning a Sony Award before following in his father's footsteps and becoming a writer. After returning to Canada in 1998, he was the books editor and then the literary columnist for the ''National Post''. His book ''This Is My Country, What's Yours? A Literary Atlas of Canada'' won the 2007 British Columbia's National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction. The book is a literary travelogue and cultural portrait of the country, for which he interviewed novelists and storytellers from Newfoundland to British Columbia and the Inuit Arctic. He also produced and presented a ten-part series for the CBC Radio program ''Ideas (radio show), Ideas'' based on his research. He has co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richler Family
Richler may refer to : * Daniel Richler (born 1957), a Canadian arts and pop culture broadcaster and writer; son of Mordecai * Delisle-Richler controversy * Emma Richler, a Canadian novelist; daughter of Mordecai * Jacob Richler, a Canadian newspaper and magazine journalist; son of Mordecai * Mordecai Richler (1931–2001), a Canadian author, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and essayist * Nancy Richler, a Canadian novelist; second cousin of Mordecai * Noah Richler Noah Richler is a Canadians, Canadian author, journalist, and broadcaster who was raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and London, England. He is the son of Canadian novelist Mordecai Richler. Richler worked for many years as a radio documentary p ..., a Canadian journalist; son of Mordecai {{surname Richler family Jewish surnames Yiddish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jewish Surnames
Jewish surnames are family names used by Jews and those of Jewish origin. Jewish surnames are thought to be of comparatively recent origin; the first known Jewish family names date to the Middle Ages, in the 10th and 11th centuries CE. Jews have some of the largest varieties of surnames among any ethnic group, owing to the geographically diverse Jewish diaspora, as well as cultural assimilation and the recent trend toward Hebraization of surnames. Some traditional surnames relate to Jewish history or roles within the religion, such as Cohen ("priest"), Levi, Shulman ("synagogue-man"), Sofer ("scribe"), or Kantor ("cantor"), while many others relate to a secular occupation or place names. The majority of Jewish surnames used today developed in the past three hundred years. History Historically, Jews used Hebrew patronymic names. In the Jewish patronymic system the first name is followed by either ''ben-'' or ''bat-'' ("son of" and "daughter of," respectively), and then the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |