Jewish public culture in the late Russian empire [electronic resource] / Jeffrey Veidlinger.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: The modern Jewish experiencePublication details: Bloomington ; Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, c2009.Description: xviii, 382 p. : ill., mapsSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 305.892/404709034 22
LOC classification:
  • DS135.R9 V43 2009eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction: Jewish public culture -- The Jews of this world -- Libraries: from the study hall to the public library -- Reading: from sacred duty to leisure time -- Literary societies: the culture of language and the language of culture -- Cultural performance: the people of the book and the spoken word -- Theater: the professionalization of performance -- Musical and dramatic societies: amateur performers and audiences -- The Jewish historical and ethnographic society: collecting the Jewish past -- Public history: imagining Russian Jews -- Conclusion: this world and the next.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Jewish public culture -- The Jews of this world -- Libraries: from the study hall to the public library -- Reading: from sacred duty to leisure time -- Literary societies: the culture of language and the language of culture -- Cultural performance: the people of the book and the spoken word -- Theater: the professionalization of performance -- Musical and dramatic societies: amateur performers and audiences -- The Jewish historical and ethnographic society: collecting the Jewish past -- Public history: imagining Russian Jews -- Conclusion: this world and the next.

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