Yivo and the making of modern jewish culture - Cecile Kuznitz

Yivo and the making of modern jewish culture
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Autor: Cecile Kuznitz

 Wydawnictwo: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781107014206
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Oprawa: twarda
Stron: 321
Data wydania: 2014-04-01
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This book is the first history of YIVO, the original center for Yiddish scholarship. Founded by a group of Eastern European intellectuals after World War I, YIVO became both the apex of secular Yiddish culture and the premier institution of Diaspora Nationalism, which fought for Jewish rights throughout the world at a time of rising anti-Semitism. From its headquarters in Vilna, Lithuania, YIVO tried to balance scholarly objectivity with its commitment to the Jewish masses. Using newly recovered documents that were believed destroyed by Hitler and Stalin, Cecile Esther Kuznitz tells for the first time the compelling story of how these scholars built a world-renowned institution despite dire poverty and anti-Semitism. She raises new questions about the relationship between Jewish cultural and political work and analyzes how nationalism arises outside of state power. "Vilna was the capital of Yiddishland and the YIVO was its crown jewel. This excellent study by Cecile Kuznitz shows how scholars and community activists in interwar Poland overcame daunting challenges to turn the YIVO into a great pillar of Jewish secular culture and scholarship. It is an inspiring and important story"' - Samuel D. Kassow, Trinity College, USA

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Cecile Kuznitz