Radical Isaac - I. L. Peretz and the Rise of Jewish Socialism

Examines the Yiddish-Hebrew writer I. L. Peretz's alignment with the Jewish working-class in Eastern Europe and his devotion to progressive politics.

About the author

Adi Mahalel is Visiting Assistant Professor of Yiddish Studies at the University of Maryland.

Product details

• Authors: Adi Mahalel
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2023
• EAN: 9781438492339
• ISBN: 978-1-4384-9233-9
• No. of pages: 332
• Series: Suny Contemporary Jewish Liter; SUNY series in Contemporary Jewish Literature and Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, Biography: literary, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Jewish, Biography: general, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Jewish, LITERARY CRITICISM / Jewish, Jewish Studies, Literature: history & criticism, Social and cultural history, Biography: writers, Literature: history and criticism, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities