Splendor, decline, and rediscovery of Yiddish in Latin America /

"Splendor, Decline, and Rediscovery of Yiddish in Latin America presents Yiddish culture as it developed in an area seldom associated with the language. Yet several countries--Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Mexico and Uruguay--became centers for Yiddish literature, journalism, political activism, the...

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Other Authors:	Chinski, Malena (Editor), Astro, Alan (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill Rodopi, [2018]
Series:	Jewish Latin America (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v.10.
Subjects:	Jews > Latin America > Intellectual life. Yiddish language > Latin America. Yiddish literature > Latin America.

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Summary:	"Splendor, Decline, and Rediscovery of Yiddish in Latin America presents Yiddish culture as it developed in an area seldom associated with the language. Yet several countries--Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Mexico and Uruguay--became centers for Yiddish literature, journalism, political activism, theater, and music. Chapters by historians, linguists, and literary critics explore the flourishing of Yiddish there in the early 20th century, its retraction in the 1960's, and contemporary endeavors to rescue this marginalized legacy. "--
Physical Description:	ix, 253 pages ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9789004373808 9004373802
ISSN:	2211-0968 ;