Here is a detailed glimpse into the lives and times of Yiddish writers enthralled with Communism at the turn of the century through the mid-1930s. Centering mainly on the Soviet Jewish literati but with an eye to their American counterparts, the book follows their paths from avant-grade beginnings in Kiev after the 1905 revolution to their peak in the mid-1930s. Notables such as David Bergelson--who helmed the short-lived Yiddish periodical called In Harness--and Der Nister and David Hodshtein come to life as do Leyb Kvitko. Peretz Markish. Itsik Fefer, Moshe Litvakov. Yekhezkel Dobrushin,...
Here is a detailed glimpse into the lives and times of Yiddish writers enthralled with Communism at the turn of the century through the mid-1930s. Cen...
