Transatlantic Russian jewishness: ideological voyages of the Yiddish daily Forverts in the first half of the twentieth century
World War I -- The 1917 Revolutions -- Cultural Debates -- Raphael Abramovitch's Menshevik Voice in the Forverts -- The Outpost in Berlin -- Jews on the Land -- Between Hate and Hope -- World War II.
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston
Academic Studies Press
2020
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Estraikh, Gennady, 1952-, Transatlantic Russian Jewishness] (2021) (Brinkmann, Tobias, 1967 -)
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| Series/Journal: | Jews of Russia & Eastern Europe and their legacy
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Forṿerṭs
B Forṿerṭs / History 1903-1951 B Brazil / Jews / Rural life |
| Further subjects: | B
Jews (New York (State)) (New York)
Intellectual life
B Yiddish newspapers (New York (State)) (New York) History 20th century B Socialism and Judaism (United States) B Jewish socialists (United States) B Jews (New York (State)) (New York) Newspapers B Forṿerṭs (New York, N.Y.) |
| Summary: | World War I -- The 1917 Revolutions -- Cultural Debates -- Raphael Abramovitch's Menshevik Voice in the Forverts -- The Outpost in Berlin -- Jews on the Land -- Between Hate and Hope -- World War II. "In the early decades of the twentieth century, tens of thousands of Yiddish speaking immigrants actively participated in the American Socialist and labor movement. They formed the milieu of the hugely successful daily Forverts (Forward), established in New York in April 1897. Its editorial columns and bylined articles-many of whose authors, such as Abraham Cahan and Sholem Asch, were household names at the time-both reflected and shaped the attitudes and values of the readership. Most pages of this book are focused on the newspaper's reaction to the political developments in the home country. Profound admiration of Russian literature and culture did not mitigate the writers' criticism of the czarist and Soviet regimes"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 1644693631 |