Jacob Marinoff

• Name — Jacob Marinoff • Native Name — יעקב מארינאװ • Born — 3 December 1869 • Birthplace — Odessa, Russian Empire • Died — 27 October 1964 • Place of death — The Bronx, New York City, U.S. • Occupation — * Poet • publisher • author • Known for — Co-founder of Der Groyser Kundes (The Big Stick) • Relatives — Fania Marinoff (sister) Carl Van Vechten (brother-in-law)

Marinoff was born on 3 December 1869 in Odessa in the Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine), where he received a traditional Jewish education. He arrived in England in 1891, and immigrated to the United States two years later.

In 1909, Marinoff co-founded the Yiddish satirical weekly The Big Stick with Joseph Tunkel. He took over the magazine entirely after Tunkel moved to Warsaw, and continued to run it until the magazine folded in 1927. Beyond The Big Stick, Marinoff was the editor of Humor and Satire, a three-volume collection published in 1912. He wrote three volumes of poetry: Shpil un Kamp (Play and Fight) in 1938; and Mir Veln Zayn (We Will Be) and Shtark un Munter (Strong and Courageous) 1947.

Marinoff's sister was actress Fania Marinoff, and his brother-in-law was Harlem Renaissance novelist Carl Van Vechten. He died on 27 October 1964 at age 94 at Workmen's Circle Home for the Aged in the Bronx.