Birth Name: Bel Kaufman
Occupation: Novelist
Place Of Birth: Germany
Date Of Birth: May 10, 1911
Date Of Death: July 25, 2014
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: American
Bel Kaufman was born on the 10th of May, 1911. She was best known for being a Novelist. A German-born author of fiction, she is best known for her 1965 novel, Up the Down Staircase, which focuses on an idealistic English teacher at an inner-city high school. She published a second novel, Love, etc., in 1979.
Bel Kaufman was born in Germany. After graduating from Hunter College and Columbia University, she worked as a teacher in several New York high schools. She was born in Germany and grew up speaking Russian and German. She didn’t start learning English until the age of twelve, when her family immigrated to the United States.
Bel Kaufman was a Taurus and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
Bel Kaufman was born in 1910s. The 1910s represented the culmination of European militarism. Discover what happened on this day.
Bel Kaufman is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
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Family
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Bel Kaufman was born in the Year of the Pig.
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| REAL NAME: | Bel Kaufman |
| NICKNAME: | Bel |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Taurus |
| BIRTH DAY: | Wednesday |
| DEATH DAY: | Friday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Bel Kaufman was a Taurus. People of this zodiac sign like cooking, romance, working with hands and dislike sudden changes, complications, and insecurity. The strengths of this sign are being reliable, patient, practical, devoted, responsible, stable, while weaknesses can be stubborn, possessive and uncompromising. The greatest overall compatibility with Taurus is Scorpio and Cancer.
Chinese Zodiac: Bel Kaufman was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are nice and good-mannered. They're always forgiving of other people's mistakes, which at times can translate to naivete and gullibility.
Ruling Planet: Bel Kaufman had a ruling planet of Venus and has a ruling planet of Venus and by astrological associations Friday is ruled by Venus. Venus is the planet of love, harmony, money and possessions. Venus is graceful, charming, sensual and social. People who are born with Mars as the ruling planet have beauty, charm and sensuality.
Bel Kaufman’s birth sign is Taurus and she had a ruling planet of Venus.
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