Crude creatures : confronting representations of Black people in Yiddish culture /

"This book examines how Yiddish culture - the press, theater, literature, and other fields, both in Eastern Europe and later in the United States through 1929 - described Black Africans and African Americans, and shows how many of the authors, journalists, editors, playwrights, and actors could...

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Main Author: Ribak, Gil (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2025]
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Summary:"This book examines how Yiddish culture - the press, theater, literature, and other fields, both in Eastern Europe and later in the United States through 1929 - described Black Africans and African Americans, and shows how many of the authors, journalists, editors, playwrights, and actors could be genuinely anti-racist, yet harbor racist judgments or imagery"--
Physical Description:ix, 254 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781479837977
1479837970