The Moscow State Yiddish Theater : Jewish culture on the Soviet stage
"This is the first book in English to trace the history of the Moscow State Yiddish Theater, founded in 1919 and liquidated by the Soviet government in 1949. Since the conventional view of the fate of Jews in Soviet Russia is that, from the beginning, the Soviet state pursued policies aimed at stamping out Jewish culture, it is surprising to learn that from the 1920s through World War II, secular Yiddish culture was actively promoted, and Yiddish cultural institutions thrived, supported by the Soviet government, albeit for its own propaganda purposes."
Print Book, English, ©2000
Indiana University Press, Bloomington, ©2000
History
356 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
9780253337849, 9780253218926, 0253337844, 0253218926
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Introduction: Soviet Jewish culture or Soviet culture in Yiddish?
"Let's perform a miracle": the creation of the Moscow State Yiddish Theater
Comrades from the center: state, party, and stage
Wandering stars: tour and reconstruction
The court is in session: judgment postponed
Where are the Maccabees?: the heroic past
One generation passes away: the great terror
Brother Jews: Mikhoels and the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee
Our people live: the Yiddish theater during World War II
This is a bad omen: the last act
Conclusion: The Moscow State Yiddish Theater