Jewish public culture in the late Russian empire

by Veidlinger, Jeffrey,
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Series: The modern Jewish experience Published by : Indiana University Press, (Bloomington ; | Indianapolis :) Physical details: xviii, 382 p. : ill., maps. Year: 2009
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Jewish public culture -- The Jews of this world -- Libraries: from the study hall to the public library -- Reading: from sacred duty to leisure time -- Literary societies: the culture of language and the language of culture -- Cultural performance: the people of the book and the spoken word -- Theater: the professionalization of performance -- Musical and dramatic societies: amateur performers and audiences -- The Jewish historical and ethnographic society: collecting the Jewish past -- Public history: imagining Russian Jews -- Conclusion: this world and the next.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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