Mark Daniel (January 4, 1900 — November 25, 1940; birth name: Daniel-

Mordkhe Motke, Mordkhe, or Mordka are Jewish given names, diminutives of Mordechai. Notable people referred to as Motke include: * Motke Rosenthal, or Márk Rózsavölgyi (1787-1848), Jewish Hungarian composer and violinist *Mordechai Maklef, Mordechai ...

Meyerovich, later Mark Meyerovich) was a Jewish Soviet writer and playwright. In Yiddish he signed himself as M.Daniel ( yi, מ. דאניעל). In Russian he was known as Mark Naumovich Daniel (Марк Нау́мович Даниэ́ль). He was born in Dvinsk, Russian Empire (now

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, Latvia).Gennady Estraikh
Daniel, M.
/ref> He was the father of Yuli Daniel (Yuli's mother was Minna Pavlovna Daniel, Минна Павловна Даниэ́ль.)

Notable works

"Fir teg"

The 1930 short story "Yulis" was the basis of the play "

Fir teg ''Fir teg'' ( yi, פיר טעג, 'Four Days') is a 1931 Yiddish language theatrical play written by M. Daniel. The play was based on the 1930 novel ''Yulis'' by Daniel, which dealt with the real-life personality of - a former member of General ...

" ("Four Days"), which was staged by the

Moscow State Yiddish Theater The Moscow State Jewish (Yiddish) Theatre (Russian language, Russian: Московский Государственный Еврейский Театр; Yiddish: Moskver melukhnisher yidisher teater), also known by its acronym GOSET (ГОСЕТ), w ...

starring

Solomon Mikhoels Solomon (Shloyme) Mikhoels ( yi, שלמה מיכאעלס lso spelled שלוימע מיכאעלס during the Soviet era russian: Cоломон (Шлойме) Михоэлс, – 13 January 1948) was a Latvian born Soviet Jewish actor and the art ...

as Yulis (the actual person: ). It turned out to be one of the most notable plays of the theatre despite criticism. Later it was staged in other places.

"Zyamke Kapatsh"

"Zyamke Kapatsh" (1936, "Zyamke Kapatsh: pyese in dray aktn, zibn bilder". Kharkov: Kinder farlag bam Ts.K.L.K.U.P.O., 1936. YI0802) "Zyamke Kapatsh" was also staged in Russian under the title "Хлопчик" ("A Lad") by Mossovet Theatre. The play glorifies a heroic deed of a young boy during the Russian Civil War. It is notable, in particular, because the song from the play has become popular in the Soviet Union, with its popularity sharply going up during World War II, especially among the Soviet Partisans. Over time the song "Orlyonok" effected broad cultural implications in the ideology and mythology of the Soviet Union.Leonid Kaganov
как немец Фриц и еврей Зямка стали велосипедом
(How Fritz the German and Zyamka the Jew had become a Bicycle) In particular, the song gave name to the Young Pioneer Camp Orlyonok and teenager's bicycle ''Orlyonok''/''

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'' manufactured in the Soviet Union in Belarus and Lithuania. See "

Orlyonok (disambiguation) Orlyonok (literally "eaglet" in Russian) may refer to: *Orlyonok, Russian federal state all-year camp for kids, formerly a Soviet Young Pioneer camp *A-90 Orlyonok The A-90 ''Orlyonok'' (Russian: Орлёнок, English: "Eaglet") is a Soviet ...

" for more. The song from the Yiddish original had been considerably rewritten several times for ideological reasons.

"Johannes Guttenberg"

"Johannes Guttenberg" (1937). In 1939 the Russian-language version of "Johannes Guttenberg" was premiered under the title "Изобретатель и комедиант" ("Inventor and Comedian") by the Central Children's Theatre (now ). The framework of this children's play is the invention of the printing press by

Johannes Guttenberg Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg (; – 3 February 1468) was a German inventor and craftsman who introduced letterpress printing to Europe with his movable-type printing press. Though not the first of its kind, earlier designs w ...

and Gutenberg's misadventures. Another protagonist of the play is Siegfried the comedian, Gutenberg's friend, the voice of common people. The

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for the piece was written by

Dmitry Kabalevsky Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky (russian: Дми́трий Бори́сович Кабале́вский ; 14 February 1987) was a Soviet composer, conductor, pianist and pedagogue of Russian gentry descent. He helped set up the Union of Soviet Co ...

, which gave rise to his orchestral suite '' The Comedians'', commonly described as the most popular work by Kabalevsky.NY Times, 18 February 1987
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Other

Daniel's last play, "Shloyme Maimon" (" Salomon Maimon") premiered in the Moscow State Yiddish Theater in 1940.

Notable works

"Fir teg"

"Zyamke Kapatsh"

"Johannes Guttenberg"

Other

References

Further reading