{"product_id":"yiddish-in-israel-9780253045140","title":"Yiddish in Israel","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis book examines the development of Yiddish in the early state of Israel, charting its tensions with Hebrew culture and the culture of the Jewish Diaspora.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe author is a senior scholar who works on Israeli history and culture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe book will find audiences in Israel studies, Jewish studies, Yiddish and Hebrew language studies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an important book for two reasons. First, it is a pioneering study on Yiddish in Israel, a topic that—for reasons that should be interrogated and explained—has not attracted much scholarly attention until recently. Second, the book is very well documented. It provides a wealth of information on Israeli Yiddish newspapers and journals, theater, academia, and other aspects of Yiddish and Israeli history.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Shachar Pinsker - University of Michigan * AJS REVIEW *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Note on Transliteration, Translation, and Archival Signatures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. \"Even the Stones Speak Hebrew\": The Melting Pot, and Israel's Cultural Policy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. The Heart of Yiddish Culture: Yiddish Press 1948-1968\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. \"We are Jewish Actors from the Diaspora\": Yiddish Actors, Yiddish Theater, and the Jewish State, 1948–1965\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. \"To Assemble the Scattered Spirit of Israel\": High Yiddish Culture – \u003ci\u003eDi goldene keyt \u003c\/i\u003eand the Yiddish Chair at the Hebrew University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. \"We Are Writing A New Chapter in Yiddish Literature\":The literary Group \u003ci\u003eYung Yisroel\u003c\/i\u003e and the Zionist Master Narrative\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. \"You No Longer Need to be Afraid to Love Yiddish\": 1965, The Production of \u003ci\u003eDi megile\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Return of Eastern Europe to Israel's Collective Memory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. The End of the 20th Century: Private Memory, Collective Image and the Retreat from the 'Melting Pot'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400595677527,"sku":"9780253045140","price":71.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253045140.jpg?v=1730471063","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/yiddish-in-israel-9780253045140","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}