Lewis, Hyman
LEWIS, HYMAN
LEWIS, HYMAN (Chaim ; 1911– ), author and journalist. Born in London, Lewis edited Jewish periodicals in England and South Africa. Although he wrote verse, Lewis was mainly known for his autobiographical novel, A Soho Address (1965), which presents a vivid picture of his Orthodox family and of Jewish immigrant life in London between the world wars. In later life Lewis lived in South Africa, and published a book of poetry, From Soho to Jerusalem, in 2000.
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