Yiddish Transformed: Reading Habits in the Russian Empire, 1860-1914

by Nathan Cohen

As significant economic, social, political, and cultural transformations swept the Jewish population of Tsarist Russia and Congress Poland between 1860 and 1914, the Yiddish language ( Zhargon ) began to gain recognition as a central part of the Jewish cultural stage. Yiddish Transformed examines the secular reading habits of East-European Jews as the Jewish community began shifting to a modern society. Author Nathan Cohen explores Jewish reading...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1800739664
• ISBN13: 9781800739666
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 431 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"