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Memorial books of Eastern European Jewry : essays on the history and meanings of Yizker volumes

Title
Memorial books of Eastern European Jewry : essays on the history and meanings of Yizker volumes / edited by Rosemary Horowitz.
Publication
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2011.

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Additional Authors
Horowitz, Rosemary.
Description
vi, 296 p. : ill.; 23 cm
Summary
"Jews of Eastern Europe were targets of violence during the first half of the twentieth century. Survivors compiled memorial books to preserve historical, biographical, and cultural information. This collection provides a history of the memorial books and their cultural contexts; essays on Yizker books; key reviews (some translated from Yiddish); and a bibliographic overview of secondary sources"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: pt. I History -- 1.A History of Yizker Books / Rosemary Horowitz -- 2.Israel as the Cradle of Yizker Books / Michlean Amir -- pt. II Landmark Essays -- 3.Landsmanshaftn Literature in the United States During the Past Ten Years / Philip Friedman -- 4.Review of Yizker Books -- 1953 / Jacob Shatzky -- 5.Review of Yizker Books -- 1955 / Jacob Shatzky -- 6.A Survey and Evaluation of Yizker Books / Elias Schulman -- 7."Memorial Books" as a Source for Research into the History of Jewish Communities in Europe / Abraham Wein -- pt. III Studies of Yizker Books -- 8.Reception of Memorial Books in Poland / Monika Adamczyk-Garbowska -- 9."To Hold Our Own Against Silence" / Adina Cimet -- 10."Write This as a Memorial in the Book" -- A Jewish Pattern for Memory / Roni Kochavi-Nehab -- 11.Blood Ties: Leib Rochman's Yiddish War Diary / Jan Schwarz -- pt. IV Studies Using Yizker Books -- 12.Authenticating the Historical Fiction of Uri Orlev / Rosemary Horowitz -- 13.Yizker Books and Photographic Form / Daniel Magilow -- 14.The Others in Yizker Books / Rivka Parciak -- 15.Klezmer Memories in Yizker Books / Yale Strom -- pt. V Bibliography -- 16.A Survey of Reference Books / Rosemary Horowitz -- 17.A Survey of Collections / Rosemary Horowitz.
Call Number
*PAV 13-491
ISBN
  • 9780786441990 (softcover : alk. paper)
  • 0786441992 (softcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
2011002748
OCLC
659753725
Title
Memorial books of Eastern European Jewry : essays on the history and meanings of Yizker volumes / edited by Rosemary Horowitz.
Imprint
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2011.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Horowitz, Rosemary.
Research Call Number
*PAV 13-491
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