Background
Learsi, Rufus was born in 1889 in Poland. Son of Mordecai Joseph and Rashke (Spark) Learsi.
Learsi, Rufus was born in 1889 in Poland. Son of Mordecai Joseph and Rashke (Spark) Learsi.
Bachelor of Arts, College City of New York, 1909.
His Children (one-act prize play), 1925. Outline of Jewish Knowledge (with Samson Benderly), 3 vols., 1929-1931. The Wedding Song, A Book of Chasidic Ballads, 1938.
Shimmele, 1940; Shimmele and His Freinds, 1940. Plays for Great Occasions, 1941. The Book of Jewish Humor, 1941.
Israel: A History of the Jewish People, 1949. Fulfillment: The Epic Story of Zionism, 1951. A Ritual of Remembrance, 1953.
The Jews in America; A History, 1954. Akiba ben Joseph (one-act play), 1954. Homecoming, 1957; Report from Another Realm, 1958.
The Redeeming Word, 1958. Filled with Laughter, 1960. Sing a Song of Trees, 1961.
Prince of Judah, 1962.
Member of the.
Married Albena Waldinger, July 5, 1914. Children: David E., Judith B., and Arthur M. Author: Kasriel The Watchman and other stories, 1925.