The Revolutionary Roots of Modern Yiddish, 1903-1917 (Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art)

by Barry Trachtenberg (Author)

• New

  Illustrated
  2008

  $35.32

  At the beginning of the twentieth century, Yiddish was widely viewed as a corrupt form of German that Jews had to abandon if they hoped to engage in intellectual, cultural, or political work. Yet, by 1917 it was the dominant language of the Russian Jewish press. This title investigates how this change in status occurred.