Yivo and the Making of Modern Jewish Culture: Scholarship for the Yiddish Nation (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781316634837)

This book is the first history of YIVO, the original center for Yiddish scholarship. Founded by a group of Eastern European intellectuals after World War I, YIVO became both the apex of secular Yiddish culture and the premier institution of Diaspora Nationalism, which fought for Jewish rights throughout the world at a time of rising anti-Semitism. From its headquarters in Vilna, Lithuania, YIVO tried to balance scholarly objectivity with its commitment to the Jewish masses. Using newly recovered documents that were believed destroyed by Hitler and Stalin, Cecile Esther Kuznitz tells for the first time the compelling story of how these scholars built a world-renowned institution despite dire poverty and anti-Semitism. She raises new questions about the relationship between Jewish cultural and political work and analyzes how nationalism arises outside of state power.

Author: Cecile Esther Kuznitz
ISBN-10: 1316634833
ISBN-13: 9781316634837
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/14/2017
Pages: 323
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.73d