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Six Maskilim Integral to the Jewish Enlightenment
Six men who played essential roles in the emergence of secular Jewish culture and modern Jewish political movements.
Modern Hebrew Literature as a Product of Communal Conflict
The first Hebrew novel was an attack on Hasidism by a follower of the Haskalah.
When Uriel Weinreich's Dictionary Was New (1968)
The famous Yiddish-English English-Yiddish dictionary and is significance.
Strashun Library Added to UNESCO’s Memory of the World Registry
Collection of rare Hebrew books internationally recognized as part of the documentary heritage of the world.
Tales About Air: Popular Science for Yiddish Readers
A late 19th-century work on the properties of air, air pressure, and wind, published during a time when there was an increased appetite and audience for Yiddish books on secular subjects.
Which Way for Traditional Jewish Learning in America? (1968)
A 1968 conference paper contemplates the future of advanced yeshiva studies in America.
A Seamstress Wants to Learn Esperanto
An application to a course in Vilna hints at the appeal that universalism held for some young Polish Jews.
Sounds of Industry and Jammed Transmissions: Spotlight on Composer Annie Gosfield
Annie Gosfield is a Jewish American composer who grew up in Philadelphia, born to parents who had both been born in New York City.
Historian Isaiah Trunk on Holocaust Research (1968)
And remarks about the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.