| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xiii, 303 pages : illustrations, map, ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-289) and index. |
| Contents |
A Note on Yiddish Spelling -- Map of Yiddish Lands -- Introduction: Talking Jewish -- Pt. 1. Birth and Growth. Ch. 1. Long as the Jewish Exile. Ch. 2. Poland: Rest Here. Ch. 3. Shtetl: A Separate World. Ch. 4. Enlightenment and Hasidism: The Head and the Heart -- Pt. 2. The Modern Era. Ch. 5. Eastern Europe: Opening the Gates. Ch. 6. The Road to Czernowitz: The Politics of Language. Ch. 7. Russia: Kissed by a Thief. Ch. 8. The Soviet Union: Marching and Singing to Birobidzhan. Ch. 9. Israel: Language Wars in the Holy Land. Ch. 10. America: The Golden Land. Ch. 11. Poland: Drinking in the World. Ch. 12. Eastern Europe: Language as History -- Pt. 3. Annihilation. Ch. 13. Singing in the Face of Death -- Pt. 4. Aftermath. Ch. 14. Europe: Life from the Ashes. Ch. 15. America: Golden Land, Goyish Land. Ch. 16. Russia: The Heartthrob Yiddish Poet. Ch. 17. Israel: A New Nation, a New Tongue -- Pt. 5. Present and Future. |
| Subject |
Yiddish language -- History.
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Jews -- Civilization.
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| ISBN |
1586420275 alkaline paper |
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9781586420277 alkaline paper |
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