Yivo and the making of modern jewish culture: scholarship for the yiddish nation
Auteur :
Kuznitz, Cecile Esther
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781316634837
Date de publication :
14 sept. 2017
Dimensions :
23,0 x 15,5 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
520 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Using documents believed destroyed by Hitler and Stalin, this book is the first history of YIVO, the original center for Yiddish scholarship. Founded after World War I, YIVO became the apex of secular Yiddish culture and fought for Jewish rights throughout the world at a time of rising anti-Semitism.