Jews in the Soviet Union : Postwar Life, Hopes, and Fears, 1945-1953, Volume 4.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shternshis, Anna.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (358 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, 2026.

Summary:

Offers a compelling account of how Soviet Jews rebuilt their lives amid postwar devastation, rising hostility, discrimination and the repressive final years of Stalin's rule At the beginning of the twentieth century, more Jews lived in the Russian Empire than anywhere else in the world.

Contents:

Cover

Halftitle Page

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Foreword to Jews in the Soviet Union: A History

Editors' Note

Prologue

1 The End Of The War

2 The Unwelcome Return

3 Lucky People: Postwar Jewish Families

4 Being Jewish In Public

5 Grassroots Initiatives To (Re)Build Jewish Communal Life

6 I Live (For Now): The Brief Peak And Long Demise Of Yiddish Theaters

7 Jewish Studies In Soviet Research Institutions: The Last Attempt

8 Jews In The Public Sphere And The End Of Soviet Jewish Institutions

9 The Doctors' Plot

Epilogue

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4798-4456-X

OCLC:

1591749586