| Who Will Say Kaddish?: A Search for Jewish Identity in Contemporary Poland Contributor(s): Mayer, Larry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0815607199 ISBN-13: 9780815607199 Publisher: Syracuse University Press OUR PRICE: $35.96 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2002 Annotation: By the eve of the Holocaust, Poland was home to the second largest Jewish population in the world. By war's end, its Jews had been decimated and their once-vibrant culture all but destroyed. The authors of this book revisit their roots to research a rumor that Jewish life is being rekindled in modern Poland. What they discover are three generations of Jews -- Holocaust survivors and their offspring -- with differing historical perspectives. A sociocultural portrait -- through interview, photography, reportage, and personal memoir -- of the Jewish resurgence that has taken place since the fall of the communist regime in 1989. Who Will Say Kaddish? shows how each group explores the issue of "Jewish" identity for themselves and for Poland at large. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - History | Jewish - General - History | Europe - Poland |
| Dewey: 305.892 |
| LCCN: 2001049471 |
| Series: Religion, Theology and the Holocaust |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 8.26" W x 10.28" (1.93 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: By the eve of the Holocaust, Poland was home to the second largest Jewish population in the world. By war's end, its Jews had been decimated and their culture all but destroyed. The authors of this work revisit their roots to research a rumour that Jewish life is being rekindled in modern Poland. |
