Jewish roots, Canadian soil : Yiddish culture in Montreal, 1905-1945 / Rebecca Margolis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Margolis, Rebecca.

Series:

McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history. Series two ; 28.

McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history. Series 2, 0846-8869 ; 28

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Québec (Province)--Montréal--Intellectual life--20th century.

Jews.

Yiddish language--Québec (Province)--Montréal--History--20th century.

Yiddish language.

Jews--Québec (Province)--Montréal--Identity.

Jews--Québec (Province)--Montréal--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (316 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Looking at Montreal's Jewish community during the first half of the twentieth century, Margolis explores the lives and works of activists, writers, scholars, performers, and organizations that fuelled a still-thriving community. She also considers the foundations and development of Yiddish cultural life in Montreal in its interaction with broader issues of diasporic Jewish culture. An illuminating look at the ways in which Yiddish culture was maintained in North America, Jewish Roots, Canadian Soil is the story of how a minority culture was transplanted and transformed.

Contents:

Introduction

The Montreal Yiddish Press

Yiddish literary activity in Montreal

Montreal's secular Jewish schools

The Montreal Yiddish Theatre

Transition : 1945 and beyond.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references: [237]-275 and index.

ISBN:

1-283-53136-4

9786613843814

0-7735-8589-3

OCLC:

805829784