Words on fire : the unfinished story of Yiddish / Dovid Katz.
Words on fire : the unfinished story of Yiddish / Dovid Katz.
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New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, c2004.
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N439.109/2
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Language
English
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Physical content
p. cm.
Contents
1. Genesis -- 2. The three languages of Ashkenaz -- 3. Old Yiddish literature -- 4. What should a lady read? -- 5. Yiddish and Kabbalah -- 6. In the east -- 7. Westernization and language -- 8. New visions of Judaism -- 9. The twentieth century -- 10. In the twenty-first century -- 11. The future of...
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Publisher
New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, c2004.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2004.
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Summary
"From the rise of the Hasidic movement to the fiction of Isaac Bashevis Singer, from its complex relationship with the Zionist movement to its appearance on the Internet, Words on Fire argues that Yiddish represents a high point in Jewish civilization. Words on Fire is a definitive account of this remarkable language and the culture that created an...
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Words on fire : the unfinished story of Yiddish / Dovid Katz.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2004.
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N439.109/2
Record Identifier
74VKqZyBWE8b
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKqZyBWE8b
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ISBN
0465037283 (alk. paper)
9780465037285 (alk. paper)
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439.109
MMS ID
991020143289702626
