Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-182) and index
The rise of modern Yiddish culture : an overview -- The politics of Yiddish -- Language and revolution : Hevrat mefitse haskalah in 1905 -- The Bund's contribution -- Reinventing community -- New trends in interwar Yiddish culture -- The Judaism of secular Yiddishists -- Commemoration and cultural conflict : the Vilna Gaon's bicentennary -- Max Weinreich and the development of YIVO -- Embers plucked from the fire : the rescue of Jewish cultural treasures in Vilna
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The Rise of Modern Yiddish Culture explores the transformation of Yiddish from a low-status vernacular to the medium of a complex modern culture, and examines the efforts of east European Jews to establish their linguistic distinctiveness as part of their struggle for national survival in the diaspora
Jews-- Europe, Eastern-- Intellectual life
Jews-- Europe, Eastern-- Politics and government
Yiddish language-- Europe, Eastern-- History-- 19th century
Yiddish language-- Europe, Eastern-- History-- 20th century
Yiddish language-- Political aspects-- Europe, Eastern
Yiddish language-- Social aspects-- Europe, Eastern