Jacob Marinoff (3 December 1869 – 27 October 1964) was a Russian-born American

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publisher and author. He was one of the founders of New York satirical weekly '' Der Groyser Kundes'' ("The Big Stick")''.'' He published three volumes of verse, and co-edited a satire collection.

Early life

Marinoff was born in

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on 3 December 1869,''Leḳsiḳon fun der nayer Yidisher liṭeraṭur'', 1963 where he received a traditional Jewish education. He arrived in England in 1891, and immigrated to the United States two years later.

Jewish Consumptive Relief Society

Marinoff was part of the early fundraising efforts of the

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(JCRS), which ran a

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in Colorado. While based in New York, he collected money from Jewish fraternal orders, unions, ladies' auxiliaries, and more. Marinoff was also involved in ''The Sanatorium'', a journal from the JCRS Press and Propaganda Committee that included reports from the JCRS, medical advice, human interest stories, poetry, and literature. One copy of ''The Sanatorium'' lists Marinoff as "Superintendent."

Humor and poetry

Marinoff was one of the founders of Yiddish satirical weekly''The Big Stick'' in 1909, along with Joseph Tunkel. He took over the magazine entirely after Tunkel moved to Warsaw, and continued to run it until the magazine folded in 1927. Beyond ''The Big Stick'', Marinoff was the editor of “Humor and Satire,” a three-volume collection published in 1912. He wrote three volumes of poetry: “Shpil un Kamp” (“Play and Fight”) in 1938; and “Mir Veln Zayn” (“We Will Be”) and “Shtark un Munter” (“Strong and Courageous”) 1947.

Personal life

Marinoff's sister was actress

Fania Marinoff Fania Marinoff (russian: Фаня Маринов; yi, פאַניאַ מאַרינאָוו) (March 20, 1890 – November 17, 1971) was a Russian-born American actress. Life Marinoff was born in Odessa, Russia, on March 20, 1890. She was bo ...

, and his brother-in-law was

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novelist Carl Van Vechten. He died on 27 October 1964 at age 94 at Workmen's Circle Home for the Aged in the Bronx.Kagan, B. ''Leḳsiḳon fun Yidish-shraybers'' 1986

References

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