LEADER 02987nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910457574003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-253-11215-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000362335 035 $a(EBL)288362 035 $a(OCoLC)476041212 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000249083 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11216419 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000249083 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10204892 035 $a(PQKB)10267304 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC288362 035 $a(OCoLC)122909842 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse16734 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL288362 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10161029 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000362335 100 $a20050919d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSoviet and kosher$b[electronic resource] $eJewish popular culture in the Soviet Union, 1923-1939 /$fAnna Shternshis 210 $aBloomington $cIndiana University Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (281 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-253-34726-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references: p. [217]-239. 327 $aIntroduction : Sara F.'s Kosher Pork -- Antireligious propaganda and the transformation of Jewish institutions and traditions -- From illiteracy to worker correspondents : Soviet Yiddish amateur writing -- Amateur local Yiddish theaters -- Soviet Yiddish songs as a mirror of Jewish identity -- Soviet in form, national in content : Russian Jewish popular culture -- Conclusion. 330 $aKosher pork -- an oxymoron? Anna Shternshis's fascinating study traces the creation of a Soviet Jewish identity that disassociated Jewishness from Judaism. The cultural transformation of Soviet Jews between 1917 and 1941 was one of the most ambitious experiments in social engineering of the past century. During this period, Russian Jews went from relative isolation to being highly integrated into the new Soviet culture and society, while retaining a strong ethnic and cultural identity. This identity to 606 $aJews$zSoviet Union$xHistory 606 $aJewish communists$zSoviet Union 606 $aJews$xIdentity$zSoviet Union 606 $aPopular culture$zSoviet Union 606 $aYiddish literature$zSoviet Union$xHistory and criticism 606 $aJews in popular culture$zSoviet Union 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aJews$xHistory. 615 0$aJewish communists 615 0$aJews$xIdentity 615 0$aPopular culture 615 0$aYiddish literature$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aJews in popular culture 676 $a947/.004924 700 $aShternshis$b Anna$0987818 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457574003321 996 $aSoviet and kosher$92258567 997 $aUNINA