Everyday Jewish Life in Imperial Russia: Select Documents, 1772-1914

by Jay M. Harris and ChaeRan Y. Freeze

Book Overview

This book makes accessible--for the first time in English--declassified archival documents from the former Soviet Union, rabbinic sources, and previously untranslated memoirs, illuminating everyday Jewish life as the site of interaction and negotiation among and between neighbors, society, and the Russian state, from the beginning of the nineteenth century to World War I. Focusing on religion, family, health, sexuality, work, and politics, these documents...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1584653027
• ISBN13: 9781584653028
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Brandeis University Press
• Length: 635 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 7.2" x 9.7"