Jewish Warsaw - Jewish Berlin: Literary Portrayal of the City in the First Half of the 20th Century

ISBN-13: 9783631861677 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 294 str.

Anna Brzostowska; Jerzy Giebultowski; Alina Molisak

Opis

The book deals with the Jewish presence in the first half of the 20th century in two cities - Warsaw and Berlin. The analyzed and described material consists of literary works of selected authors. Particular attention was paid to the formation of modern Jewish identities in both capitals.

Spis treści

Formation of a modern Jewish identity - the first half of the 20th century - a comparative perspective - urban space - Jewish neighborhoods and contact zones - Warsaw-Berlin - an analysis of selected Polish-Jewish - German-Jewish and Yiddish literature

O autorze

Alina Molisak is Professor at the Faculty of Polish Studies, University of Warsaw.

Her research interests concern Polish-Jewish literature, literature and the Shoah, and varieties of identity.

She authored several books, including Judaism as Fate. The Matter of Bogdan Wojdowski; and co-edited the following volumes: Polish and Hebrew Literature and National Identity; Galician Polyphony. Places and Voices; The Trilingual Literature of Polish Jews from Different Perspectives.