Author: Sholem Asch
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Category : Yiddish fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 372
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Mottke the Vagabond
Author: Sholem Asch
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Category : Yiddish fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Yiddish fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 372
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Mottke the Vagabond
Author: Sholem Asch
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Category : Yiddish fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 376
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Category : Yiddish fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 376
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The Jewish White Slave Trade and the Untold Story of Raquel Liberman
Author: Nora Glickman
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135579059
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
This book recounts the events involving Raquel Liberman, an impoverished immigrant to Argentina that was forced by circumstances into prostitution, and the powerful Zwi Migdal, which controlled the recruitment and deployment of Jewish prostitutes in Argentina while maintaining mutually profitable relations with corrupt politicians and policemen. Liberman's story is presented as an example of individual courage and determination in the face of the violence and corruption of the prostitution business. Her struggle with the Zwi Migdal and triumphant public victory over her oppressors was widely publicized in newspapers and magazines, and was a political cause celebre in its time. This book gives readers an intimate view of how the affair caught the public imagination, and was interpreted and transformed by the artistic imagination.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135579059
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
This book recounts the events involving Raquel Liberman, an impoverished immigrant to Argentina that was forced by circumstances into prostitution, and the powerful Zwi Migdal, which controlled the recruitment and deployment of Jewish prostitutes in Argentina while maintaining mutually profitable relations with corrupt politicians and policemen. Liberman's story is presented as an example of individual courage and determination in the face of the violence and corruption of the prostitution business. Her struggle with the Zwi Migdal and triumphant public victory over her oppressors was widely publicized in newspapers and magazines, and was a political cause celebre in its time. This book gives readers an intimate view of how the affair caught the public imagination, and was interpreted and transformed by the artistic imagination.
The Stratford Journal
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Category : Literature, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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Category : Literature, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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The Controversial Sholem Asch
Author: Ben Siegel
Publisher: Popular Press
ISBN: 9780879720766
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
This study is the first critical biography in English of Sholem Asch, who did little in his lifetime to make such a task an easy one. Asch was not a "tidy" writer. He lived in many cities and countries, wrote tirelessly, and kept little record of his numerous novels, stories, and essays--much less of the countless Yiddish, Hebrew, and European periodicals and newspapers (most of them now long defunct), or editions and translations, in which his writings appeared.
Publisher: Popular Press
ISBN: 9780879720766
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
This study is the first critical biography in English of Sholem Asch, who did little in his lifetime to make such a task an easy one. Asch was not a "tidy" writer. He lived in many cities and countries, wrote tirelessly, and kept little record of his numerous novels, stories, and essays--much less of the countless Yiddish, Hebrew, and European periodicals and newspapers (most of them now long defunct), or editions and translations, in which his writings appeared.
The Bookman
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Category : Book collecting
Languages : en
Pages : 744
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Category : Book collecting
Languages : en
Pages : 744
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The Stratford Monthly
Author: William Stanley Braithwaite
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Languages : en
Pages : 640
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Languages : en
Pages : 640
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The Nation
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Category : Current events
Languages : en
Pages : 762
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Category : Current events
Languages : en
Pages : 762
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Stratford Journal
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Category : Stratford Hall (Westmoreland County, Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 620
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Category : Stratford Hall (Westmoreland County, Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 620
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The God of Vengeance
Author: Sholem Asch
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Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Set in the impoverished and bustling Lower East Side of Manhattan at the turn of the 20th century, The God of Vengeance is a memorable urban drama of intrigue and romantic liaisons. The God of Vengeance is a gritty, unflinching yet deftly written play, wherein the complexities of human existence and flaws are explored to their fullest. A brothel owner lives with his family above his place of business, and strives to keep his young daughter innocent of what goes on in the establishment that provides their livelihood. However, the girl's curiosity gets the better of her; upon witnessing the sordid goings on, she rapidly develops a fascination for one of the working girls. First published in 1906, and sporadically staged in the decades to follow, the play is unique for featuring a lesbian love affair - a matter shocking and taboo for its era. After one performance in English in 1923, the entire cast was placed under arrest for indecency. Critics of the time were divided; many noted its artistic qualities, but roundly condemned its frank and unabashed depiction of female homosexuality. Others proclaimed it a great drama, and a culturally significant product of the Yiddish diaspora of New York City.
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Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Set in the impoverished and bustling Lower East Side of Manhattan at the turn of the 20th century, The God of Vengeance is a memorable urban drama of intrigue and romantic liaisons. The God of Vengeance is a gritty, unflinching yet deftly written play, wherein the complexities of human existence and flaws are explored to their fullest. A brothel owner lives with his family above his place of business, and strives to keep his young daughter innocent of what goes on in the establishment that provides their livelihood. However, the girl's curiosity gets the better of her; upon witnessing the sordid goings on, she rapidly develops a fascination for one of the working girls. First published in 1906, and sporadically staged in the decades to follow, the play is unique for featuring a lesbian love affair - a matter shocking and taboo for its era. After one performance in English in 1923, the entire cast was placed under arrest for indecency. Critics of the time were divided; many noted its artistic qualities, but roundly condemned its frank and unabashed depiction of female homosexuality. Others proclaimed it a great drama, and a culturally significant product of the Yiddish diaspora of New York City.