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Soviet and kosher : Jewish popular culture in the Soviet Union, 1923-1939

Explores the formation of a unique Soviet Jewish identity
Print Book, English, c2006
Indiana University Press, Bloomington, c2006
Criticism, interpretation, etc
xxi, 252 p. :. : ill. ; 24 cm.
9780253347268, 9780253218414, 0253347262, 0253218411
1170296698
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Sara F.'s Kosher PorkNote on Transliteration1. Antireligious Propaganda and the Transformation of Jewish Institutions and Traditions2. From Illiteracy to Worker Correspondents: Soviet Yiddish Amateur Writing3. Amateur Local Yiddish Theaters4. Soviet Yiddish Songs as a Mirror of Jewish Identity5. Soviet in Form, National in Content: Russian Jewish Popular CultureConclusionNotesBibliography Index