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Record Nr.

UNINA9910954136003321

Autore

Roskies David G. <1948->

Titolo

Yiddishlands : a memoir / / David G. Roskies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Detroit, : Wayne State University Press, c2008

ISBN

9780814335444

0814335446

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Disciplina

974.7/10049240092

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Soggetti

Jews - Québec (Province) - Montréal

Yiddishists - United States

Jewish scholars - United States

Mothers and sons

Montréal (Québec) Ethnic relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"With a CD featuring the singing of Masha Roskies"--Cover.

The Rebbe Elimeylekh -- The Dybbuk -- Cafe Rudnitsky -- Bread -- Prayer for the Tsar -- Scribal errors -- Malvina's roses -- The watercarrier -- Yeast -- Beloved fatherland -- The black canopy -- May day -- The wooden box -- The last Seder night -- Lisbon -- Playing solitaire -- The soirée -- Cape Cod -- Double feature -- Male bonding -- Études -- Sutzkever's address -- Leybl's ark -- Between two mountains -- Kotsk -- The sale of Joseph -- The two Bulvanes -- Yom Kippur -- New York Jew -- Partisans' hymn -- The menorah -- Dream house.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- CONTENTS -- I: TABLE TALK -- 1. The Rebbe Elimeylekh -- 2. The Dybbuk -- 3. Café Rudnitsky -- 4. Bread -- 5. Prayer for the Tsar -- 6. Scribal Errors -- 7. Malvina's Roses -- 8. The Watercarrier -- 9. Yeast -- 10. Beloved Fatherland -- 11. The Black Canopy -- 12. May Day -- 13. The Wooden Box -- 14. The Last Seder Night -- 15. Lisbon -- II: TALKING BACK -- 16. Playing Solitaire -- 17. The Soirée -- 18. Cape Cod -- 19. Double Feature -- 20. Male Bonding -- 21. Études -- III: JEWSPEAK -- 22. Sutzkever's Address -- 23. Leybl's Ark -- 24. Between Two Mountains -- 25. Kotsk -- 26. The Sale of Joseph -- 27.



The Two Bulvanes -- 28. Yom Kippur -- 29. New York Jew -- 30. Partisans' Hymn -- 31. The Menorah -- 32. Dream House -- Genealogy -- Masha Roskies Sings: Liner Notes.

Sommario/riassunto

A renowned scholar looks back on his life and the life of his mother, tracing the Yiddish experience through major historical events of the last century.