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Memorial books of Eastern European Jewry : essays on the history and meanings of Yizker volumes
- Title
- Memorial books of Eastern European Jewry : essays on the history and meanings of Yizker volumes / edited by Rosemary Horowitz.
- Publication
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2011.
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- Additional Authors
- Horowitz, Rosemary.
- Description
- vi, 296 p. : ill.; 23 cm
- Summary
- "Jews of Eastern Europe were targets of violence during the first half of the twentieth century. Survivors compiled memorial books to preserve historical, biographical, and cultural information. This collection provides a history of the memorial books and their cultural contexts; essays on Yizker books; key reviews (some translated from Yiddish); and a bibliographic overview of secondary sources"--Provided by publisher.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: pt. I History -- 1.A History of Yizker Books / Rosemary Horowitz -- 2.Israel as the Cradle of Yizker Books / Michlean Amir -- pt. II Landmark Essays -- 3.Landsmanshaftn Literature in the United States During the Past Ten Years / Philip Friedman -- 4.Review of Yizker Books -- 1953 / Jacob Shatzky -- 5.Review of Yizker Books -- 1955 / Jacob Shatzky -- 6.A Survey and Evaluation of Yizker Books / Elias Schulman -- 7."Memorial Books" as a Source for Research into the History of Jewish Communities in Europe / Abraham Wein -- pt. III Studies of Yizker Books -- 8.Reception of Memorial Books in Poland / Monika Adamczyk-Garbowska -- 9."To Hold Our Own Against Silence" / Adina Cimet -- 10."Write This as a Memorial in the Book" -- A Jewish Pattern for Memory / Roni Kochavi-Nehab -- 11.Blood Ties: Leib Rochman's Yiddish War Diary / Jan Schwarz -- pt. IV Studies Using Yizker Books -- 12.Authenticating the Historical Fiction of Uri Orlev / Rosemary Horowitz -- 13.Yizker Books and Photographic Form / Daniel Magilow -- 14.The Others in Yizker Books / Rivka Parciak -- 15.Klezmer Memories in Yizker Books / Yale Strom -- pt. V Bibliography -- 16.A Survey of Reference Books / Rosemary Horowitz -- 17.A Survey of Collections / Rosemary Horowitz.
- Call Number
- *PAV 13-491
- ISBN
- 9780786441990 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 0786441992 (softcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2011002748
- OCLC
- 659753725
- 659753725
- Title
- Memorial books of Eastern European Jewry : essays on the history and meanings of Yizker volumes / edited by Rosemary Horowitz.
- Imprint
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2011.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Added Author
- Horowitz, Rosemary.
- Research Call Number
- *PAV 13-491