| Yiddish and the Left: Papers of the Third Mendel Friedman International Conference on Yiddish Contributor(s): Estraikh, Gennady (Author) |
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ISBN: 1900755483 ISBN-13: 9781900755481 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $52.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2001 Annotation: For over a century, Yiddish served as a major vehicle for expressing leftwing ideas and sensitivities. A language without country, an 'ugly jargon' despised by the assimilationist Jewish bourgeoisie and nationalist Zionists alike, it was embraced as a genuine folk idiom by Jewish adherents of socialism and communism worldwide. Following the Holocaust, Yiddish was the primary language of education, culture and propaganda for millions of people on five continents. The present volume examines the rich diversity of relationships between Yiddish and the Left, from the attitude of Yiddish writers to apartheid in South Africa to the vicissitudes of the Yiddish communist press in the Soviet Union and the USA. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Study Aids |
| Dewey: 439.1 |
| Series: Legenda Studies in Yiddish |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 5.46" W x 8.44" (1.10 lbs) 336 pages |
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| Publisher Description: For over a century Yiddish served as a major vehicle for expressing left-wing ideas and sensitivities. A language without country, an ugly jargon despised by assimilationist Jewish bourgeoisie and nationalist Zionists alike, it was embraced as genuine folk idiom by Jewish adherents of socialism and communism worldwide. Following the Holocaust, Yiddish was the primary language of education, culture and propaganda for millions of people on five continents. This volume examines the diversity of relationships between Yiddish and the Left, from the attitude of Yiddish writers to apartheid in South Africa to the vicissitudes of the Yiddish communist press in the Soviet Union and the USA. |