Bloch, Chana, 1940-2017
URI(s)
Variants
- Faerstein, Florence Ina, 1940-2017
- Faerstein, Chana, 1940-2017
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1940-03-15
Death Date
- 2017-05-19
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1973
- Affiliation End: 2005
- Organization: Mills College
Birth Place
- Bronx (New York, N.Y.)
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
(lcsh) Hebrew poetry--Translations into English
Occupation
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Sources
- found: Rabikovitz, D. A dress of fire, 1976 (a.e.)t.p. (Chana Bloch) p. 47 (Chana Faerstein Bloch; b. 1940; Ph.D., U. of Cal. at Berkeley)
- found: GB 77-12185
- found: New York times WWW site, viewed June 12, 2017(in obituary published June 9: Chana Bloch; b. Florence Ina Faerstein, Mar. 15, 1940, the Bronx; in her early 20s she changed her first name to the Hebrew Chana; m. Ariel Bloch, Dave Sutter; d. May 19, Berkeley, Calif., aged 77; poet and acclaimed translator of Hebrew verse whose intimate lyrics explored the mysteries and pains of love, her own illness, and the unraveling of her first marriage; in 1973 she began teaching at Mills College in Oakland, where she helped found and for many years directed the creative writing program; retired in 2005)
LC Classification
- PS3552.L548
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Change Notes
- 1977-07-18: new
- 2017-06-12: revised
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