A Fire in Their Hearts: Yiddish Socialists in New York

by Tony Michels

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In a compelling history of the Jewish community in New York during four decades of mass immigration, Tony Michels examines the defining role of the Yiddish socialist movement in the American Jewish experience.

The movement, founded in the 1880s, was dominated by Russian-speaking intellectuals, including Abraham Cahan, Mikhail Zametkin, and Chaim Zhitlovsky. Socialist leaders quickly found Yiddish essential to convey their message to the...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0674032438

ISBN13:9780674032439

Release Date:April 2009

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Length:352 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 5.0" x 7.8"

Related Subjects

19th Century 20th Century Communism & Socialism History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Political History Political Ideologies Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Social Sciences State & Local World

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