Adah Isaacs Menken

thumb|right|Menken 1854/1855 Adah Isaacs Menken (15 June 1835 – 10 August 1868) was an American actress, painter and poet. Quotes I was born in Judaism, and have adhered to it through all my erratic career. Through that pure and simple religion I have found greatest comfort and blessing. Jewish Virtual Library About She is a sensitive poet who, unfortunately, cannot write. Charles Dickens, Jewish Virtual Library External links Category:Actresses from the United States Category:Poets from the United States Category:19th-century poets from the United States Category:Painters from the United States Category:Jews Category:People from Louisiana Category:People from New Orleans Category:1868 deaths