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Isidor Lewi (May 9, 1850[1][2] – 1938[3] or 1939[4][5]) was a journalist who served on the editorial board of the New York Tribune.[4] He once interviewed Charles Dickens.[6]

Lewi was born in Albany, New York and was the son of Joseph Lewi.[5] He was educated in the Albany Academy.[1] His wife was Emita May (d. on January 23, 1931), they were noted in their community for charitable work.[7]

Lewi shook hands with Abraham Lincoln.[6]

Lewi also edited and published The The New Era Illustrated Magazine.[1][8][9][10][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c The Jewish Encyclopedia: A Descriptive Record of the History, Religion, Literature, and Customs of the Jewish People from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. Funk & Wagnalls Company. 1904. p. 67.
  2. ^ a b Gurock, Jeffrey S. (1998). American Jewish History. Taylor & Francis. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-415-91922-7.
  3. ^ Jr, Miloslav Rechcigl (2018-06-19). American Jews with Czechoslovak Roots. AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-5462-3893-5.
  4. ^ a b Studio, Times (1939-01-03). "ISIDOR LEWI DEAD; LONG A JOURNALIST; Member of Herald Tribune Staff Was 88 and Had Been News Writer Since 1870 COVERED THE CHICAGO FIRE Also Wrote of Historic River Packet Races--Saw Lincoln on Way to Inaugural". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  5. ^ a b "Isidor Lewi (1850-1939) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree". www.wikitree.com. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  6. ^ a b "1939 Jan 3 Isidor Lewi obituary". Hartford Courant. 1939-01-04. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  7. ^ "MANY AT FUNERAL OF MRS. ISIDOR LEWI; Services Simple, as Former Leader in Charity Work Had Requested". The New York Times. 1931-01-26. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  8. ^ "NEW ERA ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE". JewishEncyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  9. ^ Winick, Stephen (2016-10-11). "The Faith of Far Away Moses: Yom Kippur, 1893 | Folklife Today". blogs.loc.gov. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  10. ^ Singer, Isidore; Adler, Cyrus (1905). The Jewish Encyclopedia: A Descriptive Record of the History, Religion, Literature, and Customs of the Jewish People from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. Funk & Wagnalls Company. p. 632.
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