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25-625: David Freedman (April 26, 1898 – December 8, 1936) (aged 38) was a Romanian-born American playwright and biographer who became known as the "King of the Gag-writers" in the early days of radio. David Freedman was born in Botoșani , Romania, as the first child and only son of Sara and Israel Freedman . Israel, a political refugee, immigrated with his young family to the United States in 1900, where four years later, David's sister Sophie became

50-539: A biography of showman Florenz Ziegfeld ; Ziegfeld: the Great Glorifier (1934) was used for the film Ziegfeld Follies (1945). Similarly, Phantom Fame which he co-authored with the impresario Harry Reichenbach (1931) became the basis for the movie The Half-Naked Truth (1932). In the mid-1930s Freedman contributed scripts for short comedies produced by Educational Pictures in New York. The best known

75-430: A landmark of the nascent glasnost , as the first in the trilogy was one of the earliest publications of previously forbidden anti-Stalin literature. Almost all his books have been made into movies. Rybakov’s books have been published in 52 countries, with overall distribution exceeding 20 million copies. Marina Goldovskaya , a Russian-born documentary filmmaker, forged a deep friendship with Rybakov after meeting him at

100-583: A population of 106,847, a decrease from the figure recorded at the 2002 census, making it the 19th largest city in Romania. The estimated population as of July 2018 was 120,535. The ethnic makeup was as follows: Boasting a rich cultural life, the city of Botoșani has long produced major personalities in science and culture. Botoșani natives like Mihai Eminescu, Nicolae Iorga and Octav Onicescu have become major figures in diverse disciplines, and many have distinct claims to relevance not just within Romania, but on

125-563: A reputation as a popular, versatile writer—was ready for the new medium. He was prolific, creating as many as six entertainment programs a week for several years, and eventually worked in movies as well. Freedman was also a biographer and wrote about industry insiders. His first biography, the Eddie Cantor memoir My Life Is in Your Hands (1928, "as told to" Freedman by Cantor), became a bestseller. Freedman and Cantor collaborated on

150-751: A worldwide level. A series of historic churches built by the Lords of Moldavia : Botoșani boasts many other constructions of special architectural value, among them: the Antipa House, from the end of the 19th century; the Bolfosu House, from the beginning of the 19th century; the Silion House, dating from 1900; and the City Hall, built at the end of the 18th century in an eclectic style with German influences. Alexandru Ioan Cuza University

175-545: Is his granddaughter. Rybakov (the birth family name Aronov) was born in Derzhanivka in a Jewish family. In 1934 he was arrested by the NKVD and exiled to Siberia for three years. After the end of his exile, he worked as a transport worker. During World War II , he was a tank commander. In 1948, he wrote the popular children's book Dirk ( Кортик ). In 1950, he published the novel Drivers ( Водители ), then in 1979,

200-401: Is now known as Laurie Hayden, arrived. From 1924 on, Freedman was a self-employed writer. He created sketches for musicals and had shows on Broadway almost every year from 1926 through 1937. His novel Mendel Marantz (1925) featured a Jewish father who frequently made witty remarks. His first play, Mendel, Inc. , debuted in 1929. When radio replaced vaudeville , Freedman—who already enjoyed

225-495: Is probably Blue Blazes (1936), starring Buster Keaton as an inept fireman. Freedman suffered a massive heart attack on the evening of Monday, December 7, 1936. By the morning of the 8th, he was dead, leaving Beatrice, his partner of 18 years, and their four children, who ranged in age from just under 17 to just under 2 years. According to his son, David Noel Freedman, it is unlikely that contemporary audiences would appreciate most of David Freedman's work (though his jokes about

250-465: Is the only higher education institution with a branch present in Botosani. Notable high schools: Botoșani is served by Suceava "Ștefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV), located 30.5 km (19.0 mi) west of the city centre. Private entities operate 5 minivans lines. The main public transportation service is a tram network with two lines, 101 and 102. Historically, Botoşani has used trams from

275-577: The uprising in the Warsaw ghetto . It is believed that the novel is based on numerous stories collected by Rybakov from people who survived Nazi occupation of Ukraine. This story was dubbed the "first Russian Holocaust novel" by one of the Western newspapers of the time. The book became a television series in 2008. His most popular novel, Children of the Arbat , was written and distributed via samizdat in

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300-522: The 1960s, but was not published until 1987 despite having been officially announced for publication in 1966 and 1978 (in both cases publication was canceled at the very last moment by the Soviet government). The eventual publication of the novel and its 2 sequels – 1935 and Other Years ( Тридцать пятый и другие годы ) (Book I of Fear ) (1989), Fear ( Страх ) (Books I and II) (1990) and Dust & Ashes ( Прах и пепел ) (1994) – were considered

325-639: The biggest and the oldest fair of Moldavia ". A large Jewish community was established in the city during the 17th century, which was the second biggest and most important in Moldavia until the end of the 19th century. During World War II , Botoșani was captured on 7 April 1944 by Soviet troops of the 2nd Ukrainian Front in the course of the Uman–Botoșani Offensive . Some of the most famous Romanian cultural representatives such as Mihai Eminescu , Romania's national poet, and Nicolae Iorga ,

350-522: The comic writings of Ilf and Petrov and Mikhail Zoshchenko , and soon were forgotten, although Anatoly Rybakov has a character quote Mendel in Children of the Arbat (set in 1933). His novel Mendel Marantz was republished as an audiobook in Russian in 2011, narrated by noted actors Klara Novikova, Leonid Kanevsky and others. A fictionalized version of David Freedman appears as Harry Goldhandler in

375-667: The countless pieces Freedman wrote between 1920 and 1936, Mendel, Inc. (1929) is the only fully realized play. A product of the beginning of his brief career, it embodies the mature thoughts of a humorist/playwright. On June 2, 2004, this classic comedy about an immigrant Jewish family living in the uncertain times of 1929 of the Lower East Side was read to a packed house at the North Coast Repertory Theatre in Solana Beach, California. Mendel, Inc.

400-486: The famous Romanian historian, were born in Botoșani. Contemporary poet Maria Baciu also hails from Botoșani. It is also the location of A.T. Laurian National College , founded in 1859, one of Romania's oldest and most prestigious pre-university educational institutions. Historically Jewish people constituted a large part of the population, reaching 15,502 (53%) at its peak in 1942. As of 2011 census data, Botoșani has

425-602: The first Freedman born in the U.S. Freedman graduated from the City College of New York in 1918, the first in his family to complete a formal education beyond high school. In September 1918, he married Beatrice (née Rebecca Goodman), a fellow New Yorker, who was born in the city on September 27, 1899 (her parents had fled from Kishinev , Russian Empire ). Within five years they had three sons, Benedict (1919–2012), Noel (1922–2008, later adopted name David Noel), and Toby (1924–2011). A decade later their only daughter, who

450-421: The former Eastern Bloc , but began in 2019 to replace them with a modernized system. In the interim, the trams have been replaced with buses . FC Botoșani is the football team that represents Botoșani. Botoșani is twinned with: Anatoly Rybakov Anatoly Naumovich Rybakov ( Russian : Анато́лий Нау́мович Рыбако́в ; 14 January [ O.S. 1 January] 1911 – 23 December 1998)

475-522: The novel Heavy Sand ( Тяжёлый Песок ) about the fate of a Jewish family under Nazi occupation. Heavy Sand is an epic story of four generations of a Jewish family living in Communist Russia and its life in a ghetto during the Nazi occupation, culminating in their participation in a ghetto uprising. Though the story of the ghetto uprising is fictional, some details of it seem to be based on

500-585: The novel Inside, Outside by Herman Wouk . Boto%C5%9Fani The name of the city probably has its origin in the name of a boyar family called Botaș , whose name can be found in old records from the time of Prince Stephen the Great (late 15th century) as one of the most important families of Moldavia, records which trace it back to the 11th century. Botoșani is first mentioned in 1439, in which one chronicle says that "the Mongols came and pillaged all

525-405: The stock market still ring true), because most of his jokes played on the peculiarities and sensitivities of his era. Freedman's stories, however, have a timeless quality. As the years passed, his family honored his memory with the posthumous publication of The Intellectual Lover (1940, repr. 2007), a collection of short stories that were originally published individually between 1922 and 1928. Of

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550-477: The way to Botușani". The town is then mentioned only during the conflicts between Moldavia and Poland: several battles were fought near the town, in 1500, 1505 and 1509. During the reign of Petru Rareș , the town was set ablaze by the Poles. It was during his reign then that we know that the town had a hill fort . In the 15th century, it was still not a fully-fledged town, but archeological evidence shows that it

575-463: Was a Soviet and Russian writer, the author of the anti- Stalinist Children of the Arbat trilogy, the novel Heavy Sand , and many popular children books including Adventures of Krosh , Dirk and Bronze Bird . One of the last of his works was his memoir The Novel of Memoirs (Роман-Воспоминание) telling about all the different people (from Stalin and Yeltsin , to Okudzhava and Tendryakov ) he met during his long life. Writer Maria Rybakova

600-426: Was a pre-urban settlement. During the second part of the 14th century, some Transylvanian colonists (most likely German or Hungarian) settled in Botoșani. Additionally, a large community of Armenian traders settled in the 14th or 15th centuries. At the junction of several commercial roads including the "Moldavian Road", which linked Iași to Hotin , the city was initially a market town . By 1579 it already had "

625-427: Was used as the basis for the 1932 Warner Brothers movie The Heart of New York. a vehicle for Jewish-dialect comedians Smith and Dale , with comedian George Sidney as Mendel Marantz. Four books by Freedman were translated into Russian and published by Ogonyok in 1926; they enjoyed tremendous popularity for a short period, and Mendel's witty "definitions" were quoted everywhere, but within a year they were eclipsed by

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