John Paley

Early life Paley was born on February 6, 1871, in Plyeshchanitsy, Minsk Governorate, Russia, the son of Hyman Paley and Chaye Chortow. His father later worked as principal of a Yiddish school in Rochester, New York. ==Work==

Paley's first novel, Die Russische Helden, was published in the Folksadvocat. He then joined their staff and later became its editor. In 1892, he became editor of the Yiddishe Presse in Philadelphia. In 1894, he became a founder and publisher of the Folksvechter back in New York. When that paper was sold, he joined the staff of the Yiddishes Tageblatt, working with that paper until he died. Under him, the paper was opposed to socialism. Paley also wrote dramas "The Russian Nihilist" and "Life in New York," "Die Schwarze Chevrah," "Uriel Acosta," "Mysteries of the East Side," "The Erev Rav," "Yichus und Verbrechen," and "Das Leben in New York." ==Personal life==

Paley was married to Sophia Amchaintzky. ==Death==

Paley died at home in Brooklyn from gas asphyxiation on December 23, 1907. The police initially reported the death a suicide, but the coroner found the death to be accidental. He was buried in Washington Cemetery. == References ==