Yiddish civilisation : the rise and fall of a forgotten nation by Kriwaczek, Paul instant download

Yiddish civilisation : the rise and fall of a forgotten nation by Kriwaczek, Paul instant download

xiv, 357 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 21 cm, Describes the origins and evolution of Yiddish culture from the thirteenth century to the present, including the development of the Yiddish language, social life, art, literature, music, and occupations, Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-342) and index, Bist a Yid? : Roots schmoots! ; Nostalgie de la boue -- The Jews of Rome : A basket and a truss of hay -- From the Mediterranean to the Baltic : As strange as a circumcised unicorn ; Sennan and zippan -- The remaking of Western Europe : Charles's elephant ; New borders, new allegiances ; Drang nach osten. -- At the crossroads : In every castle a king ; A blessing upon Mieszko, King of Poland -- The new Yiddish world : The language ; The literature ; The religion ; The scholarly tradition -- Political consolidation : Landowners, merchants, artisans, servants ; At the Jewish inn -- The Reformation : Hussites ; Luther ; Now a miracle happened -- The Yiddish Renaissance : Cracow ; Prague ; Dovid Gans -- Wide horizons : Wealth and honour ; The great divide -- The deluge : The Cossacks ; Poverty and disgrace -- Decline ... : Who permits the forbidden ; The holy creed of Edom ; The famous Ba'al Shem Tov : may his light long shine ; Oppose them strongly -- ... And fall : The \"Jewish problem\" ; Words that fall on us like lashes ; Shakespearean tragedy -- A winter flowering