Physical Description
x, 190 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
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.
ISBN
0822942720
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-182) and index.
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.