Articles
Essays and peer-reviewed scholarship in Yiddish Studies, an interdisciplinary field that engages all aspects of Yiddish cultural production, especially in its relationship to other cultures and languages.
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Der Alter Tevye Lebt!: Speech and Communication
Sholem Aleichem and Tevye depend on one another—for Wisse, their conversations form a miniature Jewish territory where together they reassert moral control.
Jun 23, 2020
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Nit dos dorf, nit di kretshme: Speaking About Jewish Taverns in the Works of Sholem Aleichem
The tavern is a fixture of the shtetl universe—but it also exists on the margins, where, for Sholem Aleichem, you can also find the chaos of modernity.
Jun 23, 2020
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Sholem Aleichem's Stempenyu: Speaking through Song
How does one write about romance in Yiddish? Sholem Aleichem’s 1888 novel Stempenyu poses this question through an examination of the gendered limitations on Jewish literary love.
Jun 23, 2020