UID:
edoccha_9959243246202883
Format:
1 online resource (201 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-8229-7379-0
Series Statement:
Pitt series in Russian and East European studies
Content:
Acting as an important historical archive for the Jews of eastern Europe, The Rise of Modern Yiddish Culture examines the progress of Yiddish culture from its origins in Tsarist and inter-war Poland to its apex with the founding of the Yiddish Scientific Institute in 1925.
Note:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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The rise of modern Yiddish culture : an overview -- The politics of Yiddish -- Language and revolution : Hevrat mefitse haskalah in 1905 -- The Bund's contribution -- Reinventing community -- New trends in interwar Yiddish culture -- The Judaism of secular Yiddishists -- Commemoration and cultural conflict : the Vilna Gaon's bicentennary -- Max Weinreich and the development of YIVO -- Embers plucked from the fire : the rescue of Jewish cultural treasures in Vilna.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8229-4272-0
Language:
English
