Dear Mendl, Dear Reyzl : Yiddish Letter Manuals from Russia and America /

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At the turn of the 20th century, Jewish families scattered by migration could stay in touch only through letters. Jews in the Russian Empire and America wrote business letters, romantic letters, and emotionally intense family letters. But for many Jews who were unaccustomed to communicating their pu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nakhimovsky, Alice S. (Author), Newman, Roberta, 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Yiddish
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2014]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Yiddish letters.
Letter writing, Yiddish.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Jewish.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > German.
Middle Eastern Languages & Literatures.
Languages & Literatures.
Yiddish letters > Translations into English.
Translations.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:At the turn of the 20th century, Jewish families scattered by migration could stay in touch only through letters. Jews in the Russian Empire and America wrote business letters, romantic letters, and emotionally intense family letters. But for many Jews who were unaccustomed to communicating their public and private thoughts in writing, correspondence was a challenge. How could they make sure their spelling was correct and they were organizing their thoughts properly? A popular solution was to consult brivnshtelers, Yiddish-language books of model letters. Dear Mendl, Dear Reyzl translates sele.
Physical Description:1 online resource (248 pages).
ISBN:9780253012074

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