Prairie Kaddish

Author : Isa Milman
Publisher : Coteau Books
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 155050388X

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Prairie Kaddish by Isa Milman Pdf

Isa Milman uses historical and personal awakening, and archival sleuthing, to create a "kaddish" - a Jewish prayer of mourning and commemoration - for a prairie community that now exists only through remembrance. Prairie Kaddish begins with the author's serendipitous discovery of the Jewish graveyard at Lipton, Saskatchewan, a community whose existence she'd previously been unaware of. The incident triggers an exploration both archival and personal, for information about these people, and what their lives must have been like, and the resulting work of remembrance, which makes up this book. Kaddish is the Jewish prayer for the dead, recited at the burial, during the seven days of mourning, and every year on the anniversary of the death. Every Jew knows Kaddish, it is the universal prayer. There are no more Jewish colonies, no more Jewish farmers on the prairies. Prairie Kaddish is an elegy for all that no longer exists, except through remembrance.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004379411

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Kanade, di Goldene Medine? by Anonim Pdf

This volume examines the culture of Canadian Jews, with particular attention to their European roots. The essays address Yiddish literature, writings of authors working in French and English, as well as contemporary Jewish life. Cet ouvrage collectif examine la culture des juifs canadiens, originaires de l'Europe de l'Est. Les essais portent sur la littérature yiddish, l'écriture des juifs de langue française et anglaise ainsi que la vie juive contemporaine au Canada.

Author : David S. Koffman
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Canada
ISBN : 9781487523572

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No Better Home by David S. Koffman Pdf

No Better Home? brings together a unique combination of voices to question whether or not Canada is the best home that Jews have ever had.

Author : Isa Milman
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781772033847

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Afterlight by Isa Milman Pdf

A haunting memoir of war, genocide, displacement, and a daughter’s search for the literary works of her mother’s murdered twin. Grieving the death of her mother in 2013, author Isa Milman embarked on a heart-wrenching journey to unravel a family mystery—the whereabouts of her aunt’s long-lost poems, published in Poland in the early 1930s—which evolved into a broader investigation of her family’s life before, during, and after the Holocaust. This powerful memoir chronicles a lesser-known chapter of the Second World War through the story of two sisters: Sabina, Isa’s mother, who survived the war, and Basia, Sabina’s twin, who did not. Exploring themes of loss and displacement, regeneration and resilience, Isa discovers how her own story is woven into the immense yet intricate tapestry of the Jewish experience. As she delves into her family’s history, accompanied by her husband, a native British Columbian, she travels to contemporary Poland, Ukraine, and Germany, and tries to reconcile her shifting appreciation of people and place, in a world where anti-Semitism and other forms of extremism are on the rise once again.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2024-03-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004548695

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Promised Lands North and South by Anonim Pdf

This book puts two of the most significant Jewish Diaspora communities outside of the U.S. into conversation with one another. At times contributor-pairs directly compare unique aspects of two Jewish histories, politics, or cultures. At other times, they juxtapose. Some chapters focus on literature, poetry, theatre, or sport; others on immigration, antisemitism, or health. Taken together, the essays in Promised Lands North and South offer sparkling insight and new depth on the modern Jewish global experience.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1932
Category : Literature, Modern
ISBN : UOM:39015056068946

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Prairie Schooner by Anonim Pdf

Author : Michal Smart
Publisher : Urim Publications
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789655241716

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Kaddish by Michal Smart Pdf

For centuries, Jews have turned to the Mourner’s Kaddish prayer upon experiencing a loss. This groundbreaking book explores what the recitation of Kaddish has meant specifically to women. Did they find the consolation, closure, and community they were seeking? How did saying Kaddish affect their relationships with God, with prayer, with the deceased, and with the living? With courage and generosity, 52 authors from around the world reflect upon their experiences of mourning. They share their relationships with the family members they lost and what it meant to move on; how they struggled to balance the competing demands of child rearing, work, and grief; what they learned about tradition and themselves; and the disappointments and particular challenges they confronted as women. The collection shares viewpoints from diverse perspectives and backgrounds and examines what it means to heal from loss and to honor memory in family relationships, both loving and fraught with pain. It is a precious record of women searching for their place within Jewish tradition and exploring the connections that make human life worthwhile.

Author : Leon Wieseltier
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2011-02-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780330531214

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Kaddish by Leon Wieseltier Pdf

When Leon Wieseltier’s father died in March 1996, he began to observe the rituals of the traditional year of mourning, going daily to the synagogue to recite the Kaddish. Between his prayers and his everyday responsibilities, he sought out ancient, medieval and modern Jewish tests in pursuit of the Kaddish’s history and meaning. And every day he studied, translated and wrote his own reflections on the obscure texts that he found, punctuating his journal with stories about life in his synagogue and his family’s progress through grief. In reflecting upon the fate of his father and of his people, he wrestles with problems of loss and faith, the meaning of tradition, freedom and determinism, and the perplexity of rational religion. ‘Leon Wieseltier’s Kaddish, a poignant book prompted by his year of mourning for a particular death, the death of his father, is a contradictory but illuminating journey . . . a profound quest for the origins of the Kaddish prayer’ Daily Telegraph ‘Much more than a personal memoir . . . he speaks wisely about the most important things: about meaning and loss; about death and life; about the nature of ritual and tradition . . . Submitting oneself to [Kaddish’s] process, one discovers that, like the best novels and poems, it illuminates the world’ Times Literary Supplement

Author : Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504077651

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Please Say Kaddish for Me by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields Pdf

First in the historical trilogy set in Czarist Russia: “Filled with suspense, beauty, love, and true-life horror . . . a riveting read.” —Diane Yates, author of Pathways of the Heart Nineteenth-century Russia is not a safe place for those of Jewish faith. They are prisoners in their country, unable to own land, and denied an education beyond their Hebrew schools. Pogroms rage—and it is one such massacre that rips Havah Cohen’s family from her . . . Found wounded and barefoot on the steps of nearby synagogue, clad in only a nightdress, Havah is taken to safety by a rabbi and his son, Arel, who are shocked to hear the words of the Kaddish come from a mere girl. No woman should know the holy writings. Havah is welcomed into the house of the local midwife, where she becomes part of the family and close-knit community—though some eye her with suspicion as the rumor of her praying spreads. And while she now lives with the girl who is Arel’s intended, his kind face is never far from her mind. With the pain of her family’s death and the threat of pogrom always hanging over her, the fiercely intelligent and independent Havah knows that a bigger world awaits—if she’s brave enough to meet it . . . “This book will ignite the fire of indignation in your soul against all forms of intolerance, as well as the fire of faith in the face of despair.” —James C. Washburn, author of Touching Spirit: The Letters of Minominike

Author : Anita Diamant
Publisher : Schocken Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1999-01-10
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780805210880

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Saying Kaddish by Anita Diamant Pdf

The author of The New Jewish Wedding shows mourners how to turn the Jewish traditions surrounding death and bereavement into sources of comfort and healing, offering detailed instructions for following the stages of a Jewish year of mourning. Tour.

Author : Ari L. Goldman
Publisher : Schocken
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2010-02-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307487582

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Living a Year of Kaddish by Ari L. Goldman Pdf

This exploration of the emotional and spiritual aspects of spending a year in mourning will resonate with anyone who has lost a loved one—from the author of The Search for God at Harvard. "His candid, searching book ... breaks our heart." —The New York Times Book Review Ari Goldman describes how his year in mourning for his father affected him as a son, husband, father, and member of his community. Through the daily recitation of kaddish, Goldman discovered that he could connect with and honor his father and his mother in a way that he could not always do during their lifetimes. And in his daily synagogue attendance, he found his fellow worshipers to be an unexpected source of strength, wisdom, and comfort.

Author : David de Sola Pool
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Bereavement
ISBN : UVA:X002078399

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The Kaddish by David de Sola Pool Pdf

Author : Gedalia Zweig
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Social Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123859741

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Living Kaddish by Gedalia Zweig Pdf

Author : Larry N. Mayer,Larry Mayer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2002-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015055921988

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Who Will Say Kaddish? by Larry N. Mayer,Larry Mayer Pdf

By the eve of the Holocaust, Poland was home to the second largest Jewish population in the world. By war's end, its Jews had been decimated and their culture all but destroyed. The authors of this work revisit their roots to research a rumour that Jewish life is being rekindled in modern Poland.

Author : Catherine Gong
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2009-02-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781499083576

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George's Kaddish for Kovno and the Six Million by Catherine Gong Pdf

After interviewing a Holocaust survivor who took clandestine photographs of the Kovno Ghetto at great risk, a graduate student stumbles over a diary chronicling the same time and place during Nazi occupation. She soon discovers that photographer, George Kaddish is one of only two known Jewish photographers who recorded ghetto life, but most importantly she learns that hope and humanity still exist.