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Soviet and Kosher.

Anna Shternshis's fascinating study traces the creation of a Soviet Jewish identity that disassociated Jewishness from Judaism. The cultural transformation of Soviet Jews between 1917 and 1941 was one of the most ambitious experiments in social engineering in the past century. During this perio...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shternshis, Anne
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2006.
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  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Sara F.'s Kosher Pork; Note on Transliteration; 1. Antireligious Propaganda and the Transformation of JewishInstitutions and Traditions; 2. From Illiteracy to Worker Correspondents: Soviet YiddishAmateur Writing; 3. Amateur Local Yiddish Theaters; 4. Soviet Yiddish Songs as a Mirror of Jewish Identity; 5. Soviet in Form, National in Content: Russian Jewish PopularCulture; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.