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Author : Gary Rosenshield
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2008-09-25
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780804769853

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The Ridiculous Jew by Gary Rosenshield Pdf

This book is a study devoted to exploring the use of a Russian version of the Jewish stereotype (the ridiculous Jew) in the works of three of the greatest writers of the nineteenth century. Rosenshield does not attempt to expose the stereotype—which was self-consciously and unashamedly employed. Rather, he examines how stereotypes are used to further the very different artistic, cultural, and ideological agendas of each writer. What distinguishes this book from others is that it explores the problems that arise when an ethnic stereotype is so fully incorporated into a work of art that it takes on a life of its own, often undermining the intentions of its author as well as many of the defining elements of the stereotype itself. With each these writers, the Jewish stereotype precipitates a literary transformation, taking their work into an uncomfortable space for the author and a challenging one for readers.

Author : Robert Alter
Publisher : Behrman House, Inc
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0874412358

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Modern Hebrew Literature by Robert Alter Pdf

"Mendele Mocher Sforim. Shem and Japheth on the train.--Peretz, Y. L. Scenes from Limbo.--Feierberg, M. Z. In the evening.--Ahad Ha-Am. Imitation and assimilation.--Bialik, H. N. The short Friday. Revealment and concealment in language.--Brenner, Y. H. The way out.--Barash, A. At heaven's gate.--Agnon, S. Y. Agunot. The lady and the peddler. At the outset of the day. Forevermore.--Hazaz, H. Rahamim. The sermon.--Yizhar, S. The prisoner.--Amichai, Y. The times my father died.--Oz, A. Before his time.--Yehoshua, A. B. Facing the forests."

Author : Elena M. Katz
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2008-05-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0815631820

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Neither With Them, Nor Without Them by Elena M. Katz Pdf

The debates over the Jewish theme in Russian literature have been long dominated by the old dichotomy between anti and philo-Semitic discourses. Rather than analyzing “the image of the Jew” in terms of negative or positive characteristics, and branding the authors respectively, as anti- or philo-Semitic, the author explores the complexity and the ambiguity of the construction of Jewishness as the “Other” in the works of three of Russia’s greatest nineteenth-century authors. Katz identifies Gogol, Dostoevsky and Turgenev as creators of special modes of the emerging Jewish discourse in Russian literature. She tackles the traditionally read tropes of Jews in light of both sociohistoric and cultural contexts of the time and the writers’ own politics and aesthetics.

Author : Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies
Publisher : CIUS Press
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : 0920862535

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Ukrainian-Jewish Relations in Historical Perspective by Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Pdf

Author : Ehud Luz
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300129298

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Wrestling with an Angel by Ehud Luz Pdf

By regaining for the Jewish people the capacity to deploy force, Zionism posed moral dilemmas for the Jews that for many generations, living in exile, they had not had to confront. The return to full political life and the use of military force involved a profound revolution in the Jewish identity and aroused deep and painful misgivings. This thought-provoking book examines how the forging of a new moral stance on the use of force has affected Jewish identity in the Land of Israel and throughout the world. Drawing on historiography, philosophy, social commentary, ideological tracts, and belles lettres, Ehud Luz explores the ways that Zionist attitudes toward sovereignty were shaped by their Judaic heritage, in particular the prophetic literature and the halakhic (legal) tradition, which stressed the sanctity of human life and the strict prohibition against the shedding of innocent blood. Luz argues that despite secularization, Jewish tradition continues to influence the political life and national ethos of the Jews, and that the Jewish religious tradition is an important, sometimes even decisive factor in the way that political and cultural issues in Israel are resolved.

Author : Leonid Livak
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780804775625

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The Jewish Persona in the European Imagination by Leonid Livak Pdf

This book proposes that the idea of the Jews in European cultures has little to do with actual Jews, but rather is derived from the conception of Jews as Christianity's paradigmatic Other, eternally reenacting their morally ambiguous New Testament role as the Christ-bearing and -killing chosen people of God. Through new readings of canonical Russian literary texts by Gogol, Turgenev, Chekhov, Babel, and others, the author argues that these European writers—Christian, secular, and Jewish—based their representation of Jews on the Christian exegetical tradition of anti-Judaism. Indeed, Livak disputes the classification of some Jewish writers as belonging to "Jewish literature," arguing that such an approach obscures these writers' debt to European literary traditions and their ambivalence about their Jewishness. This work seeks to move the study of Russian literature, and Russian-Jewish literature in particular, down a new path. It will stir up controversy around Christian-Jewish cultural interaction; the representation of otherness in European arts and folklore; modern Jewish experience; and Russian literature and culture.

Author : Carol Berg
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0451460006

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Guardians of the Keep by Carol Berg Pdf

For years, the noblewoman Seriana believed her husband, Karon, was dead. Seri learns Karon is alive, but his memories of her are gone. While a sorcerer helps Karon regain his memories, Seri returns to her ancestral home to take care of family business. Original.

Author : United States. Central Intelligence Agency. Foreign Documents Division
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 686 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1969-10
Category : Translations
ISBN : UOM:39015054495620

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Consolidated Translation Survey by United States. Central Intelligence Agency. Foreign Documents Division Pdf

Author : Carol Berg
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 487 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2005-09-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101118108

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Daughter of Ancients by Carol Berg Pdf

In Avonar, Gerick investigates the ancient king D'Arnath's own daughter, held captive by the Lords of Zhev'Na for a thousand years-or so she claims. Entangled in bonds of love, family, and secrecy, Gerick unravels the mysteries of ancient kings, ancient evil-and the dreadful truth of his own destiny.

Author : Yael Chaver
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2004-11-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0815630506

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What Must Be Forgotten by Yael Chaver Pdf

As Zionism took root in Palestine, European Yiddish was employed within a dominant Hebrew context. A complex relationship between cultural politics and Jewish writing ensued that paved the way for modern Israeli culture. This enlightening volume reveals a previously unrecognized, alternative literature that flourished vigorously without legitimacy. Significant examples discussed include ethnically ambiguous fiction of Zalmen Brokhes, minority-oriented works of Avrom Rivess, and culturally pluralistic poetry by Rikuda Potash. The remote locales of these writers, coupled with the exuberant expressiveness of Yiddish, led to unique perceptions of Zionist endeavors in the Yishuv. Using rare archival material and personal interviews, What Must Be Forgotten unearths dimensions largely neglected in mainstream books on Yiddish and/or Hebrew studies.

Author : Carol Berg
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2004-02-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101098745

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Son of Avonar by Carol Berg Pdf

Magic is forbidden throughout the Four Realms. For decades, sorcerers and those associating with them were hunted to near extinction. But Seri, a Leiran noblewoman living in exile, is no stranger to defying the unjust laws of her land. She is sheltering a wanted fugitive who possesses unusual abilities-a fugitive with the fate of the realms in his hands...

Author : Eli Lederhendler,Gabriel N. Finder
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-10-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780190646134

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A Club of Their Own by Eli Lederhendler,Gabriel N. Finder Pdf

Volume XXIX of Studies in Contemporary Jewry takes its title from a joke by Groucho Marx: "I don't want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member." The line encapsulates one of the most important characteristics of Jewish humor: the desire to buffer oneself from potentially unsafe or awkward situations, and thus to achieve social and emotional freedom. By studying the history and development of Jewish humor, the essays in this volume not only provide nuanced accounts of how Jewish humor can be described but also make a case for the importance of humor in studying any culture. A recent survey showed that about four in ten American Jews felt that "having a good sense of humor" was "an essential part of what being Jewish means to them," on a par with or exceeding caring for Israel, observing Jewish law, and eating traditional foods. As these essays show, Jewish humor has served many functions as a form of "insider" speech. It has been used to ridicule; to unite people in the face of their enemies; to challenge authority; to deride politics and politicians; in America, to ridicule conspicuous consumption; in Israel, to contrast expectations of political normalcy and bitter reality. However, much of contemporary Jewish humor is designed not only or even primarily as insider speech. Rather, it rewards all those who get the punch line. A Club of Their Own moves beyond general theorizing about the nature of Jewish humor by serving a smorgasbord of finely grained, historically situated, and contextualized interdisciplinary studies of humor and its consumption in Jewish life in the modern world.

Author : Emil Draitser
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Joking
ISBN : 0814323278

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Taking Penguins to the Movies by Emil Draitser Pdf

Draitser uses humor as a means of understanding the attitudes and customs, beliefs and idiosyncrasies, and inter- and intra-group relationships of this multinational society. In analyzing the jokes, he seeks to determine what makes them funny, why certain groups are targeted, and even why a mediocre joke can be received with great enthusiasm.

Author : Lev Golinkin
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780345806338

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A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka by Lev Golinkin Pdf

A compelling memoir—"hilarious and heartbreaking" (The New York Times)—of two intertwined journeys: a Jewish refugee family in Ukraine fleeing persecution and a young man seeking to reclaim a shattered past In the twilight of the Cold War (the late 1980s), nine-year old Lev Golinkin and his family cross the Soviet border, leaving Ukraine with only ten suitcases, $600, and the vague promise of help awaiting in Vienna. Years later, Lev, now an American adult, sets out to retrace his family's long trek, locate the strangers who fought for his freedom, and in the process, gain a future by understanding his past. This is the vivid, darkly comic, and poignant story of Lev Golinkin in the confusing and often chilling final decade of the Soviet Union, and "of a Jewish family’s escape from oppression ... whose drama, hope and heartache Mr. Golinkin captures brilliantly” (The New York Times). It's also the story of Lev Golinkin as an American man who finally confronts his buried past by returning to Austria and Eastern Europe to track down the strangers who made his escape possible ... and say thank you. Written with biting, acerbic wit and emotional honesty in the vein of Gary Shteyngart, Jonathan Safran Foer, and David Bezmozgis, Golinkin's search for personal identity set against the relentless currents of history is more than a memoir—it's a portrait of a lost era. This is a thrilling tale of escape and survival, a deeply personal look at the life of a Jewish child caught in the last gasp of the Soviet Union, and a provocative investigation into the power of hatred and the search for belonging. Lev Golinkin achieves an amazing feat—and it marks the debut of a fiercely intelligent, defiant, and unforgettable new voice.

Author : Vladimir Tsesis
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780897337472

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Why We Remain Jews by Vladimir Tsesis Pdf

Dr. Tsesis describes the path he traversed from religious ignorance to strong belief in the Jewish religion. Tsesis assigns a special place to the proof of his conclusion that religion and science—especially in light of recent discoveries—are not antagonists, and are, in fact, in complete harmony, supplementing and not excluding each other. In the spirit of ecumenism Tsesis speaks about coexistence of different religions, which share the common objective of assurance of perpetual survival of the human race. The unifying theme of this book, however, is the beauty of the Jewish religion and a possible answer to the question of why we remain Jews.