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1914–1939
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1944–1991
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8. Jahrhundert)
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A Changing Role for Later Tkhines
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A Defining Cultural Role: The Second and Third Generations
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A Possible Motivation for the Translations
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About this Article (Censorship)
To treat the subject of censorship, this entry includes three articles. The first treats the period before 1800 and provides an overview of what might be termed “internal” censorship or “self-censorship” by Jewish author…
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About this Article (Children’s Literature)
This entry includes three articles on children’s literature in Hebrew, Yiddish, and Polish, respectively.
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About this Article (Dance)
This entry comprises three articles on East European Jewish dance traditions. An Overview surveys historical attitudes toward dance, the social and religious contexts in which dancing took place, and notes some of the ba…
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About this Article (Ghettos)
To treat the Nazi ghettoization of Jews during the Holocaust, this entry comprises three articles. Establishment of Ghettos surveys the types of ghettos created and reasons for their creation; Life in Ghettos treats the …
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About this Article (Historiography)
To survey trends and motifs in the historiography of the Jewish experience in Eastern Europe, this entry includes four articles. Following a general overview, which focuses on scholarship in Poland and Russia, are separa…
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About this Article (Holocaust)
To treat the history and experience of East European Jews during the Holocaust, this entry includes five articles. The first is an overview that provides context and defines the subject. It is followed by three articles …
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About this Article (Language)
To explore the principal languages of the Jews in Eastern Europe, this entry includes four articles. The first two treat Hebrew and Yiddish, respectively, from a linguistic perspective, including their historical develop…
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About this Article (Literary Criticism and Scholarship)
To treat the development of critical and scholarly writing about Jewish literature, this entry includes three articles. The first two treat criticism of Hebrew and Yiddish literature, respectively, detailing the major cr…
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About this Article (Literary Journals)
Emphasizing the role of literary journals in the development of Jewish literature in Eastern Europe, this entry includes two articles, on Hebrew and Yiddish literary journals respectively. For further discussion, see Heb…
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About this Article (Music)
To survey the traditional music of East European Jews along with the participation of Jews in majority musical culture, this entry includes six articles. The overview defines genres and provides historical context. Music…
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About this Article (Poetry)
This entry includes articles on poetry in Hebrew and Yiddish, respectively. For further discussion of works in those languages, see Hebrew Literature; and Yiddish Literature. For works by Jews in other languages, see Bel…
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About this Article (Population and Migration)
To treat the demography of the Jewish population of Eastern Europe—its size, its movement within the region, and migration from it—this entry includes three articles. The principal division is chronological, using World …
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About this Article (Printing and Publishing)
To survey the history of Jewish publishing activity in Eastern Europe, this entry is divided chronologically into two articles, the first covering the period up to 1800 and the second from 1800 until 2000. For further di…
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