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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Shtetl"”.
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Kitaigorod : a profile of a Jewish shtetl in the Ukraine
… is a profile of the Jewish community of the shtetl (rural market town) Kitaigorod in the Podolia region of the Ukraine. The project is based upon the personal memoirs of a former resident of Kitaigorod. In order to place the memoirs into their proper historical perspective, the history of the …
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From the shtetl to the screen: The development of Yiddish theatre in performance
This submission comprises a survey of Jewish drama as expressed through Yiddish Theatre in performance. It explores the origins, early trends, and significant works of Yiddish drama. The reader will gain an understanding of the ways in which the Jewish religion guided the emergence of Yiddish …
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The Emotional Heschel
… postwar life was animated by a nostalgia for the shtetl, a desire to connect with the State of Israel, a longing to create meaningful Jewish ritual, and uncertainty about the place of American Jews in broader social justice movements. Heschel views humans as interconnected in a web of affects and …
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The role of religious symbols in the identity of the Jewish community of the Western Cape
… Most Jews, especially those who lived in the Shtetl, observed a religious way of life adhering to the precepts of the Torah. This widely accepted value system enabled the communities to function harmoniously. Upon emigrating to the Western World, the Jew found himself confronted by forces …
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Jewish folksong: an ethnomusicological study of categories of Yiddish folksongs within the context of Jewish life in Eastern Europe, from the nineteenth century up to World War II, including partisan songs, and songs of the Holocaust and resistance
… is drawn to the way in which songs of 1 shtetl' (village/ small town) origin have been transformed to accommodate the necessities of their mass distribution. A Summary concludes this study, in which attention is also drawn to the 1 recreative 1 aspects of Yiddish folksongs, which persist …
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Jewish folksong: an ethnomusicological study of categories of Yiddish folksongs within the context of Jewish life in Eastern Europe, from the nineteenth century up to World War II, including partisan songs, and songs of the Holocaust and resistance
… is drawn to the way in which songs of 1 shtetl' (village/ small town) origin have been transformed to accommodate the necessities of their mass distribution. A Summary concludes this study, in which attention is also drawn to the 1 recreative 1 aspects of Yiddish folksongs, which persist …
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Reappraising an American Jewish Nostalgic Image: The Old World as Mid-20th Century Visual Experience
In the mid 20th-century, American Jewish communities were participating both in an unprecedented level of social integration and an accompanying uncertainty regarding their personal and communal heritage. Jews were increasingly becoming like mainstream Americans, but processes of suburbanization …