London Yiddishtown
east end jewish life in yiddish sketch and story, 1930-1950: selected works of katie brown, a. m. kaizer, and i. a. lisky
$84.06
- Paperback
280 pages
- Release Date
29 November 2021
Summary
London Yiddishtown: Tales of Jewish Life in the East End
In London Yiddishtown: East End Jewish Life in Yiddish Sketch and Story, 1930-1950, Vivi Lachs presents a selection of previously un-translated short stories and sketches by Katie Brown, A. M. Kaizer, and I. A. Lisky, for the general reader and academic alike. These intriguing and entertaining tales build a picture of a lively East-End community of the 30s and 40s struggling with political, religious, and comm…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780814348475 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0814348475 |
| Author: | Katie Brown, I.A. Lisky, A.M. Kaizer, Vivi Lachs |
| Publisher: | Wayne State University Press |
| Imprint: | Wayne State University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 280 |
| Release Date: | 29 November 2021 |
| Weight: | 388g |
| Dimensions: | 228mm x 152mm x 14mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Well illustrated and full of fascinating biographical and bibliographic information, London Yiddishtown is an excellent introduction to three sadly neglected Yiddish writers and their world. It ends with the best chapter in the book, a forty-page essay on the Yiddish literary scene of the 1930s and 1940s that gives more attention to refugee Yiddish writers such as Itzik Manger, A. N. Stencl and Esther Kreitman.
–David Herman “TLS”Vivi Lachs’s excellent book is accessible to all.
–Helen Beer “Folklore”About The Author
Katie Brown
Vivi Lachs is a social historian, Yiddishist, and research fellow at Queen Mary, University of London. She was a Yiddish Book Centre Translation Fellow in 2019, and is also a teacher, a Yiddish singer, and the author of Whitechapel Noise (Wayne State University Press, 2018). She organizes the Yiddish Open Mic and the Great Yiddish Parade and has produced two CDs of London Yiddish songs from the old East End: Whitechapel, mayn vaytshepl, and Don’t Ask Silly Questions.
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