Nathan Ausubel (1898-1986) was a Jewish-American historian, folklorist and humorist. 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Jewish American (also commonly American Jew) is an American (a citizen of the United States) of Jewish descent or religion who maintains a connection to the Jewish community, either through actively practicing Judaism or through cultural and historical affiliation. ...

Biography

Ausubel was born in Lezajsk, Galicia, the sixth of eight children, and immigrated with his family to New York City in 1905, where he later attended Columbia University. Ausubel enlisted in the Jewish Legion's 39th Battalion during World War One and fought in Egypt. The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... The Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, or simply Galicia, was the largest, most populous, and northernmost province of Austria from 1772 until 1918, with Lemberg (Lwów, Lviv) as its capital city. ... The construction of the Empire State Building, 1930. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Columbia University is a private university in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. ... This article is about the Jewish Legion, also known as the Zion Mule Corps of the British Army that fought in World War I against the Ottoman Empire. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...

He was married to Marynn Ausubel and had one daughter, Ethel Frimmet. His older brother, Dr. Herman Ausubel, was a professor of history at Columbia.

Bibliography

Ausubel is best known for his two books, A Treasury of Jewish folklore and Pictorial History Of The Jewish People, which included detailed descriptions of previously unknown Lost Tribes of Israel, as well as information on the Khazars. A partial bibliography follows: Lost Ten Tribes, also referenced as the Ten Lost Tribes or the Lost Ten Tribes of Israel, usually refers to ten of the tribes of the ancient Kingdom of Israel that were reported lost after the Kingdom of Israel was totally destroyed, enslaved and exiled by ancient Assyria. ... The site of the Khazar fortress at Sarkel. ...

• Superman; The Life Of Frederick The Great, I. Washburn, 1931.
• A Treasury Of Jewish Folklore; Stories, Traditions, Legends, Humor, Wisdom And Folk Songs Of The Jewish People (originally published 1948), Crown Publishers, 1989 ISBN 0517502933
• Jewish culture in America: Weapon for Jewish survival and progress, New Century Publishers, 1948.
• Pictorial History Of The Jewish People, From Bible Times To Our Own Day Throughout The World (originally published 1953), Crown Publishers, 1984. ISBN 0517552833
• The Book of Jewish Knowledge;: An encyclopedia of Judaism and the Jewish people, covering all elements of Jewish life from Biblical times to the present, Crown Publishers, 1964. ISBN 051709746x
• A Treasury of Jewish Poetry, 1970.
• A Treasury of Jewish Humor, (originally published 1951), M. Evans and Company, 1988. ISBN 0871315467

Ausubel translated several works of Yiddish literature, most notably Mother, by Sholom Asch. He also co-edited the annual series Voices of history. Yiddish (ייִדיש, Jiddisch) is a Germanic language spoken by about four million Jews throughout the world. ... Sholem Asch (1880 - 1957), a. ...

Quotes

"Jews have received their tempering from an unflinching realism learned for a high fee in the school of life; they have always felt the need of fortifying their spirits with the armor of laughter against the barbs of the world."- A Treasury Of Jewish Folklore, 1948.

"First you laugh at a Jewish joke or quip. Then, against your will, you suddenly fall silent and thoughtful. And that is because Jews are so frequently jesting philosophers. A hard life has made them re­alists, realists without illusion." - A Treasury of Jewish Humor, 1951.

"Of all the astonishing experiences of the widely dispersed Jewish people none was more extraordinary than that concerning the Khazars."- Pictorial History of the Jewish People, 1953.