Maurice Samuel (February 8, 1895 – May 4, 1972) was a Romanian-born British and American novelist, translator and lecturer of Jewish heritage.
Eventually, Samuel left England and emigrated to the United States, settling in New York City's Lower East Side.
[1][2] A Jewish intellectual and writer, Samuel was known for his role as a polemicist and campaigner against anti-Semitism.
[3] Most of his work concerns itself with Judaism or the Jew's role in history and modern society, but he also wrote more conventional fiction, such as The Web of Lucifer, which takes place during the Borgias' rule of Renaissance Italy, and the fantasy science-fiction novel The Devil that Failed.
He was also a well known radio personality appearing in discussions on the NBC summer program "Eternal Light: The Words We Live By" from 1953-1971 alongside Mark van Doren where the two discussed the literary and cultural impact of the Bible.