Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Poetic Obituaries: [Inna] Grade was a highly educated woman

who wrote poetry and spoke several languages, but she was mostly known for her intense protectiveness of her husband [Chaim Grade], his work, and his legacy, which led her into battle with many Yiddish literary figures. Since his death in 1982, she blocked many from publishing or translating the work he left behind--and now that she is gone, speculation over the fate of his literary estate has begun.

from Tablet: Keeper of the Flame
also The New York Times: Inna H. Grade, Fierce Literary Guardian, Dies at 85

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