# Isay Fomitch Bumshtein — The House of the Dead character guide

> Isay Fomitch Bumshtein in The House of the Dead by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Isay Bumshtein, Isay Fomitch

**First appearance:** 0009-part-i-ix-isay-fomitch-the-bathhouse-baklushin-s-story

## Who they are

A Jewish convict, a jeweler by trade, often mocked by other prisoners.

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