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Informationen zum Autor Jeffrey Veidlinger Klappentext Drawing from newly available archives, Jeffrey Veidlinger uses the dramatic story of the Moscow State Yiddish Theater, the premiere secular Jewish cultural institution of the Soviet era, to demonstrate how Jewish writers and artists were able to promote Jewish national culture within the confines of Soviet nationality policies. Published with the generous support of the Lucius N. Littauer Foundation. Zusammenfassung Drawing from available archives, this book uses the dramatic story of the Moscow State Yiddish Theater, the premiere secular Jewish cultural institution of the Soviet era, to demonstrate how Jewish writers and artists were able to promote Jewish national culture within the confines of Soviet nationality policies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments A Note on Transliteration and Translation Introduction: Soviet Jewish Culture or Soviet Culture in Yiddish? 1. "Let's Perform a Miracle": The Creation of the Moscow State Yiddish Theater 2. Comrades from the Center: State, Party, and Stage 3. Wandering Stars: Tour and Reconstruction 4. The Court Is in Session: Judgment Postponed 5. Where Are the Maccabees?: The Heroic Past 6. One Generation Passes Away: The Great Terror 7. Brother Jews: Mikhoels and the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee 8. Our People Live: The Yiddish Theater during World War II 9. This Is a Bad Omen: The Last Act Conclusion: The Moscow State Yiddish Theater Notes Bibliography Index
