Esther Hautzig
Esther R. Hautzig (Hebrew: אסתר האוציג, October 18, 1930 – November 1, 2009, in America) was a Polish-born American writer, best known for her award-winning book The Endless Steppe (1968).
Biography
Esther Hautzig (previously known as Esther Rudomin) was born in
Personal life and death
Rudomin met Walter Hautzig, a concert pianist, while en route to America on a student visa in 1947. They married in 1950, and had two children, Deborah, a children's author, and David. She died on November 1, 2009, aged 79, from a combination of congestive heart failure and complications from Alzheimer's disease.[1]
Hautzig helped to discover and eventually publish the master's thesis in mathematics
Works
Many of Hautzig's works are books about everyday life for pre-adolescent and early adolescent children. They encourage exploration and activity. Her Four languages books are written in English, Spanish, French, and Russian.
She maintained deep connections with the expatriate Yiddish literary community. She corresponded with Chaim Potok [3] and wrote the introduction for a new edition of Israel Cohen's cultural history of Vilna (Vilnius) .[4] Hautzig's book The Endless Steppe has appeared in dozens of editions and has been translated into many languages, including Catalan, Dutch, Danish, English (Braille), French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Japanese, Sinhalese, and Swedish.[5]
Everyday life
- Let's cook without cooking. New York: Crowell, 1955.
- Let's make presents. 100 gifts for less than $1.00. New York: Crowell, 1962.
- At home: A visit in four languages. Illustrated by Aliki Brandenberg. New York: Macmillan, 1968.
- In the park: An excursion in four languages. Illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats. New York: Macmillan, 1968.
- In school: Learning in four languages. Illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian. New York: Macmillan, 1969.
- Let's make more presents: Easy and inexpensive gifts for every occasion. Illustrated by Ray Skibinski. New York: Macmillan, 1973.
- Cool cooking: 16 recipes without a stove. Illustrated by Beth Peck. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Company, 1973
- Life with working parents: Practical hints for everyday situations. Illustrated by Roy Doty. New York: Macmillan, 1976.
- A gift for mama. Illustrated by Donna Diamond. New York: Puffin Books, 1981.
- Holiday treats. Illustrated by Yaroslava. New York: Macmillan, 1983.
- Make it special: cards, decorations, and party favors for holidays and other special occasions. Illustrated by Martha Weston. New York: Macmillan, 1986.
- On the air: Behind the scenes at a TV newscast. Photographs by David Hautzig. New York: Macmillan, 1991. Also available in Braille.
Culture and history
- The endless steppe: A girl in exile. New York: Scholastic Book Services, 1968.
- Peretz, Isaac Leib. The case against the wind, and other stories. Translated (from Yiddish). With Leon Steinmetz. New York: Macmillan, 1975.
- Peretz, Isaac Leib. The seven good years and other stories. Translated. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1984.
- Remember who you are: Stories about being Jewish. New York: Crown Publishers, 1990.
- Riches. Illustrated by Donna Diamond. New York: HarperCollins, 1992. Also available in Braille.
- A picture of grandmother. Illustrated by Beth Peck. New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2002. Also available in French.
References
- ^ "Esther Hautzig, Author of Wartime Survival Tale, Dies at 79", Joseph Berger, New York Times, November 3, 2009.
- ^ Cunzer, Ela-Chaim (1937). On convex and subharmonic functions (Catalog entry for translated manuscript). Translated by Wlordarski, Krzysztof. Spencertown, NY: E. R. Hauztig. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- OCLC 701242669.
- ^ Cohen, Israel. Vilna (1992 ed.). Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society.
- OCLC 896726597.