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Tag: Interwar Period

0 History Politics

Minority Rights and Jewish Non-Territorial Autonomy in Interwar Estonia

Tel Aviv Review · 15 Jul

Dr. Timo Aava explores the non-territorial autonomy granted to minorities in interwar Estonia, highlighting the unique case of Jewish self-government.

0 Literature Television/Film

VIDEO: Moving film about young Yiddish scholars now on YouTube

Forverts Staff in Forward · 11 Jul

French director Nurith Aviv's documentary "The Secrets of Yiddish Poetry," available on YouTube, showcases the passion of seven young Yiddish scholars, both Jewish and non-Jewish, for Yiddish language and poetry from the interwar period, featuring poets like Celia Dropkin, Moyshe-Leyb Halperin, Anna Margolin, and Abraham Sutzkever.

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At the Edge of What?

David Engel in Jewish Review of Books · 10 Jul 2023

"An Unchosen People" by Kenneth B. Moss challenges the notion that interwar Poland was a golden age for Polish Jews.

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Use Your Illusion

Rokhl Kafrissen in Tablet · 19 Apr 2022

The article discusses the role of spiritualism within Jewish communities in different contexts.

0 History Politics

Fast Forverts: Media and Culture in the US Jewish Labor Movement

Tel Aviv Review · 15 Sep 2017

Dr. Brian Dolbert, an assistant professor of communication at California State University, San Marcos, presents his book "Media and Culture in the US Jewish Labor Movement," focusing on the interwar period.

0 Literature History

Remembering the Forgotten

Allan Arkush in Jewish Review of Books · 27 Feb 2013

"On the Eve: The Jews of Europe Before the Second World War" by Bernard Wasserstein delves into the rich cultural and social tapestry of Eastern European Jewry in the years leading up to World War II.