Jerusalem of Lithuania: A Reader in Yiddish Cultural History

by Jerold C. Frakes

Yerusholayim d'lite: di yidishe kultur in der lite (Jerusalem of Lithuania: A Reader in Yiddish Cultural History) by Jerold C. Frakes contains cultural, literary, and historical readings in Yiddish that vividly chronicle the central role Vilnius (Lithuania) played in Jewish culture throughout the past five centuries. It includes many examples of Yiddish literature, historiography, sociology, and linguistics written by and about Litvaks and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814211674
• ISBN13: 9780814211670
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"