Yiddish lives on : strategies of language transmission / Rebecca Margolis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Margolis, Rebecca, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Languages.

Jews.

Language and culture.

Yiddish language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (377 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2022]

Summary:

While widely considered an endangered language, Yiddish has emerged as a vehicle for young people to engage with their heritage and identity, and as a site for creative renewal in the Jewish world and beyond. Yiddish Lives On explores diverse stories and strategies of resistance to language decline.

Contents:

Cover

YIDDISH LIVES ON

Title

Copyright

Contents

Tables and Figures

Preface and Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 Yiddish Canada, Yiddish Ideologies

2 Yiddish Spoken in Families: The 1950s to the Present

3 Yiddish in Youth Theatre and Activism: The 1960s and 1970s

4 Yiddish Writing and Publishing: The 1970s and 1980s

5 Yiddish Singing: The 1990s and 2000s

6 Yiddish in New Media and Cinema: 2000 to 2020

Afterword

Appendix: Yiddish Books Published by Canadian Resident Writers, 1945-2020

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Margolis, Rebecca Yiddish Lives On

ISBN:

9780228015512

0228015510

9780228015505

0228015502

OCLC:

1336964456