Physical Description
xvi, 307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents
Machine generated contents note: Language and Nation
Folk and Elite
Past and Present
Objectivity and Engagement
Diaspora and State
Sources and Organization
1. "Language Raised to the Level of a Political Factor": Yiddish Scholarship before YIVO
Introduction: Setting the Stage
Precursors: Collection, Publishing, and Teaching
World War I and Its Aftermath
Wandering Scholars
Nokhem Shtif and the Dilemmas of Yiddish Scholarship
Conclusion
2. "The Idea of the Institute Is Already Ripe": The Founding and First Stages of YIVO, 1924
1925
Introduction: Rising Interest in a Yiddish Institute
The Initial Plan and Reactions
The Mission of the Institute
The Start of Scholarly Work
Conclusion
3. "From the Folk, For the Folk, With the Folk": Academic Work, 1925
1932
Introduction: To Serve the Folk
Dos zamlen
Balancing Past and Present
Scholarship for the People
The Dilemmas of Political Engagement
Conclusion
4. "The Capital of Yiddishland": The Geography of Jewish Culture, 1925
1933
Introduction: The Mystique of Vilna
Yiddish Scholarship between East and West
The Geography of Funding
YIVO at a Watershed
"The Temple of Yiddish Scholarship"
Conclusion
5. "To Forge Intellectual Weapons for Our People!": Scholarship in Times of Crisis, 1931
1939
Introduction: "Jewish Reality Has Changed"
Recovering Finances and the World Convention
New Directions in Scholarship
Engaging the Jewish Public
Publications and Language Planning
Scholarship in Times of Crisis
Conclusion
Epilogue: From Vilna to New York
World War II and Its Aftermath
YIVO in the United States
Conclusion
The Reality of Interwar Yiddish Culture Versus the YIVO Myth
Academic Achievements and Symbolic Significance
The Economy of Yiddish Culture.
ISBN
9781107014206
1107014204 (hardback : alk. paper)
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-293) and index.
Machine generated contents note: Language and Nation -- Folk and Elite -- Past and Present -- Objectivity and Engagement -- Diaspora and State -- Sources and Organization -- 1. "Language Raised to the Level of a Political Factor": Yiddish Scholarship before YIVO -- Introduction: Setting the Stage -- Precursors: Collection, Publishing, and Teaching -- World War I and Its Aftermath -- Wandering Scholars -- Nokhem Shtif and the Dilemmas of Yiddish Scholarship -- Conclusion -- 2. "The Idea of the Institute Is Already Ripe": The Founding and First Stages of YIVO, 1924 -- 1925 -- Introduction: Rising Interest in a Yiddish Institute -- The Initial Plan and Reactions -- The Mission of the Institute -- The Start of Scholarly Work -- Conclusion -- 3. "From the Folk, For the Folk, With the Folk": Academic Work, 1925 -- 1932 -- Introduction: To Serve the Folk -- Dos zamlen -- Balancing Past and Present -- Scholarship for the People -- The Dilemmas of Political Engagement -- Conclusion
4. "The Capital of Yiddishland": The Geography of Jewish Culture, 1925 -- 1933 -- Introduction: The Mystique of Vilna -- Yiddish Scholarship between East and West -- The Geography of Funding -- YIVO at a Watershed -- "The Temple of Yiddish Scholarship" -- Conclusion -- 5. "To Forge Intellectual Weapons for Our People!": Scholarship in Times of Crisis, 1931 -- 1939 -- Introduction: "Jewish Reality Has Changed" -- Recovering Finances and the World Convention -- New Directions in Scholarship -- Engaging the Jewish Public -- Publications and Language Planning -- Scholarship in Times of Crisis -- Conclusion -- Epilogue: From Vilna to New York -- World War II and Its Aftermath -- YIVO in the United States -- Conclusion -- The Reality of Interwar Yiddish Culture Versus the YIVO Myth -- Academic Achievements and Symbolic Significance -- The Economy of Yiddish Culture.
Text in English and Yiddish.
