The Holocaust & the Exile of Yiddish
Author | : Barry Trachtenberg |
Publisher | : Rutgers University Press |
Total Pages | : 307 |
Release | : 2022-04-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781978825451 |
ISBN-13 | : 1978825455 |
Rating | : 4/5 (455 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Holocaust & the Exile of Yiddish written by Barry Trachtenberg and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2022-04-15 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the saga of the Yiddish-language general encyclopedia Algemeyne entsiklopedye (1932-1966) and the editors who continued to publish it even as they were sent into repeated exile and their world was utterly transformed by the Holocaust. It is not a story only about destruction and trauma, but also one of tenacity and continuity, as the encyclopedia's compilers strove to preserve the heritage of Yiddish culture, to document its near-total extermination in the Holocaust, and to chart its path into the future.