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'''David Dainow'''. (b. Spitalfields, London, **/**/1884 - d. Johannesburg, 31/01/1961) Poet, short story writer and playwright.  
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[[David Dainow]] (1884-1961) was a journalist, poet, short story writer and playwright.  
  
A journalist and at one stage the editor of the [[Zionist Record]], he wrote short stories and published an anthology of poetry entitled ''I see light: Poems'' (1951). He also wrote a one-act play, ''[[Holding Aloof]]'' (1927).
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==Biography==
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Born in Spitalfields, London in 1884, he came to South Africa after World War I to engage in activities of the Zionist movement and doing Jewish social work, later serving as the full-time editor of the Zionist Record.
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He retired from that post and took up residence in Jerusalem, where he became an Israeli citizen. In 1960 he came to South Africa for a visit, but was contracted a fatal illness, from which he passed away in Johannesburg on 31 January, 1961.
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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As an author he wrote poetry and short stories, besides other works publishing an anthology of poetry entitled ''I see light: Poems'' (1951) and writing at least one play, ''[[Holding Aloof]]'' (1927).
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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"David Dainow, veteran Jewish journalist dies in Johannesburg", ''Jewish Telegraphic Agency'', 2 February, 1961[https://www.jta.org/archive/david-dainow-veteran-jewish-journalist-dies-in-johannesburg]
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https://www.progressivejews.co.za/david-dainow
  
 
[[NELM]] catalogue.
 
[[NELM]] catalogue.
  
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Go to the  [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Latest revision as of 11:10, 4 June 2025

David Dainow (1884-1961) was a journalist, poet, short story writer and playwright.

Biography

Born in Spitalfields, London in 1884, he came to South Africa after World War I to engage in activities of the Zionist movement and doing Jewish social work, later serving as the full-time editor of the Zionist Record.

He retired from that post and took up residence in Jerusalem, where he became an Israeli citizen. In 1960 he came to South Africa for a visit, but was contracted a fatal illness, from which he passed away in Johannesburg on 31 January, 1961.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

As an author he wrote poetry and short stories, besides other works publishing an anthology of poetry entitled I see light: Poems (1951) and writing at least one play, Holding Aloof (1927).

Sources

"David Dainow, veteran Jewish journalist dies in Johannesburg", Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 2 February, 1961[1]

https://www.progressivejews.co.za/david-dainow

NELM catalogue.

Go to the ESAT Bibliography

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