ISBN:
0786441992
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9780786441990
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
vi, 296 p
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ill
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23 cm
Erscheinungsjahr:
2011
DDC:
940.53/18
Schlagwort(e):
Memorial books (Holocaust) History
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
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Jews History 20th century
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Holocaust survivors Intellectual life
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Osteuropa
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Judentum
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Memorbuch
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Osteuropa
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Judentum
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Memorbuch
Kurzfassung:
"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
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Erscheinungsjahr in Vorlageform:c2011
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Machine generated contents note: pt. I History ; 1.A History of Yizker Books
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2.Israel as the Cradle of Yizker Books
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pt. II Landmark Essays ; 3.Landsmanshaftn Literature in the United States During the Past Ten Years
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4.Review of Yizker Books ; 1953
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5.Review of Yizker Books ; 1955
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6.A Survey and Evaluation of Yizker Books
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7."Memorial Books" as a Source for Research into the History of Jewish Communities in Europe
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pt. III Studies of Yizker Books ; 8.Reception of Memorial Books in Poland
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9."To Hold Our Own Against Silence"
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10."Write This as a Memorial in the Book" ; A Jewish Pattern for Memory
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11.Blood Ties: Leib Rochman's Yiddish War Diary
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pt. IV Studies Using Yizker Books ; 12.Authenticating the Historical Fiction of Uri Orlev
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13.Yizker Books and Photographic Form
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14.The Others in Yizker Books
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15.Klezmer Memories in Yizker Books
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pt. V Bibliography ; 16.A Survey of Reference Books
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17.A Survey of Collections
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