Ein Jude spricht Jiddisch

Jiddisch-Lehrbucher in Polen - ein Beitrag zur judischen Bildungs- und Kulturgeschichte im 20. Jahrhundert

by Evita Wiecki

Book cover: Ein Jude spricht Jiddisch

Extent: 312 pages

Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

Subjects: Jewish Studies, Slavic Studies, Social Sciences 

Series: Judische Religion, Geschichte und Kultur

Series volume number: 28, 28

Language: German

Hardback (Published)

(March 2019)

ISBN: 9783525570630

6.06 x 9.09 inches

Price: $74.00

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Towards the end of the 19th century, Yiddish, the mother tongue of the majority of Jews in Eastern Europe, ceased to be a mere “jargon” and became a full-fledged language of high culture and source of identity politics. Education played a vital role in this process, yet little is known about its development. Taking textbooks written between 1886 and 1964 for courses taught in Yiddish as guideposts, Evita Wiecki portrays the history of Yiddish education and culture in Poland. It is a history that, despite marked changes and the holocaust, displays significant continuities.


Towards the end of the 19th century, Yiddish, the mother tongue of the majority of Jews in Eastern Europe, ceased to be a mere “jargon” and became a full-fledged language of high culture and source of identity politics. Education played a vital role in this process, yet little is known about its development. Taking textbooks written between 1886 and 1964 for courses taught in Yiddish as guideposts, Evita Wiecki portrays the history of Yiddish education and culture in Poland. It is a history that, despite marked changes and the holocaust, displays significant continuities.

  • By (author) Evita Wiecki