The Jewish Inn in Polish Culture : Between Practice and Phantasm.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldberg, Halina.

Contributor:

Shallcross, Bożena.

Ḳaliḳ, Yehudit.

Vogel, Beniamin.

Holmgren, Beth.

Dynner, Glenn.

Rose, Eliza.

Lindskog, Alexander.

Kurz, Iwona.

Zatorska, Magdalena.

Series:

Jews in Eastern Europe Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Economic conditions.

Jews.

Hospitality.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2025.

Summary:

This edited volume explores the historical, cultural, and symbolic significance of Jewish inns in Polish society. Through diverse essays, the book examines the multifaceted roles of Jewish inns as spaces of hospitality, commerce, and community interaction, while also delving into their representation in literature, theater, and film. The contributors analyze the inns' evolution, their socio-economic dynamics, and their role as cultural hubs, particularly within Jewish life in Eastern Europe. The book situates the Jewish inn as a site emblematic of Jewish identity, cultural exchange, and the tensions of coexistence with Polish gentile society. Intended for scholars and readers interested in Jewish studies, Polish history, and cultural anthropology, the work highlights the symbolic resonance of the Jewish inn as both a physical and imaginative space. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Preface: An Invitation to the Jewish Inn / Bożena Shallcross

Acknowledgments

Note on Place Names, Personal Names, and Transliterations

PART I: THEATRICAL AND LITERARY PHANTASMS

1. The Jewish Innkeeper in Polish National Ballet / Halina Goldberg

2. The Romantic Invention of the Jewish Inn / Bożena Shallcross

PART II: CONTRACTUAL FRAMEWORKS

3. Jewish Tavern Here and There: Regional Differences in Forms of Rural Lease-Holdings before and after the Partitions / Judith Kalik

PART III: COMMUNAL SPACES IN TRANSITION

4. Jewish Musicians in the Polish Inn during the Nineteenth Century / Benjamin Vogel

5. From Taverns to Courtyards and Cafés: How the Shtetl Migrated into Fin de Siècle Warsaw / Beth Holmgren

PART IV: INNKEEPERS' DAUGHTERS

6. Jula's Diary: A Hasidic Tavernkeeper's Daughter during the First World War / Glenn Dynner

7. Writing for Hay: Wyspiański's Rachela as Arbiter of Speculative Value / Eliza Rose

PART V: THE VOIDED AUSTERIA

8. From Lost Center to Not-Knowing: On the Use of the Jewish Inn in Julian Stryjkowski's The Inn and Piotr Szewc's Annihilation / Alexander Lindskog

9. Austeria and the Inn: Kawalerowicz's Movie and Its Reception in Poland / Iwona Kurz

PART VI: AFTER NOSTALGIA

10. Serving Ciulim in the Polish Countryside: Food and the Construction of a "Polish-Jewish Heritage" / Magdalena Zatorska

11. Jewish Tavern, Jewish Places: Beyond Nostalgia / Sławomir Sikora

Bibliography

Index.

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ISBN:

0-253-07295-6

OCLC:

1528510146