Shapiro, Konstantin Abba
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| Described At | Shapiro Konstantin Abba | yivo |
| Has Abstract | (1839–1900), Hebrew poet. Konstantin Abba Shapiro was born in Grodno and was raised in a strict and religious home in which his authoritarian father tried to divert him from an interest in secular literature. To discourage Shapiro from following the Haskalah, his parents married him off at the age of 15. Shapiro’s marriage was shortly annulled, and in an effort to free himself from his restrictive family environment, he moved briefly to Białystok and Vienna, eventually settling in Saint Petersburg. The first phase of his life there was marked by financial hardship and illness, but he overcame these difficulties with the help of a gentile Russian family, whose daughter he married. It was under these circumstances that he converted to Christianity—a decision that continually tormented and embarrassed him greatly, even though he never repudiated it in practice. Paradoxically, it was his conversion to Christianity that was responsible for the strengthening of his national Jewish identity. He retained fond recollections of Jewish experiences and traditions, so much so that toward the end of his life he described himself as one of the anusim (forced converts). | yivo |
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| Title | Shapiro, Konstantin Abba | yivo |
| is Owl Same As of | 1309500 | ep |
| Core Alt Label | Konstantin Abba Shapiro | yivo |
| Core Pref Label | Shapiro, Konstantin Abba | yivo |
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