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Seizing the Means of Cultural Production: Hasidic Representation in Contemporary Yiddish Media
Literary production in Yiddish is booming, but because most of it is coming from Hasidic communities, scholars often overlook it.
Apr 27, 2018
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A Hasid Turns Modern: A YIVO Autobiography, Conclusion
The fifth and final post in an investigation of an autobiography found in the YIVO archives from 1930s Poland: why do we need to read these autobiographies today?
Jan 31, 2016
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A Hasid Turns Modern: A YIVO Autobiography, Part 4
The fourth in a series of five posts about an autobiography found in the YIVO archives from 1930s Poland: suicide and the modern library of a maskil.
Jan 24, 2016
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A Hasid Turns Modern: A YIVO Autobiography, Part 3
The third in a series of five posts about an autobiography found in the YIVO archives from 1930s Poland: the cheder years!
Jan 18, 2016
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A Hasid Turns Modern: A YIVO Autobiography, Part 2
The second in a series of posts about an autobiography found in the YIVO archives from 1930s Poland: RJ’s hatred of women but love for the hasidic tale!
Jan 10, 2016
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A Hasid Turns Modern: A YIVO Autobiography, Part 1
The first in a series of posts about an autobiography found in the YIVO archives from 1930s Poland.
Jan 04, 2016