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The YIVO encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe /

"This unprecedented reference work systematically represents the history and culture of Eastern European Jews from their first settlement in the region to the present day. More than 1,800 alphabetical entries encompass a vast range of topics, including religion, folklore, politics, art, music,...

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Corporate Author: YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.
Contributors: Hundert, Gershon David, 1946-2023.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2008]
Subjects and Genres:
Jews > Europe, Eastern > History > Encyclopedias.
Jews > Europe, Eastern > Biography > Encyclopedias.
Judaism > Europe, Eastern > Encyclopedias.
Juifs > Europe de l'Est > Histoire > Encyclopédies.
Juifs > Europe de l'Est > Biographies > Encyclopédies.
Judaïsme > Europe de l'Est > Encyclopédies.
15.70 history of Europe.
Ethnic relations.
Jews.
Europe, Eastern > Ethnic relations.
Europe, Eastern > Ethnic relations > Encyclopedias.
Europe de l'Est > Relations interethniques > Encyclopédies.
Europe de l'Est > Relations interethniques.
Eastern Europe.
Osteuropa
Juden.
Encyclopedia
encyclopedias.
Encyclopedias.
History.
History (form)
Encyclopedias (form)
Encyclopédies.
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Summary: "This unprecedented reference work systematically represents the history and culture of Eastern European Jews from their first settlement in the region to the present day. More than 1,800 alphabetical entries encompass a vast range of topics, including religion, folklore, politics, art, music, theater, language and literature, places, organizations, intellectual movements, and important figures. The two-volume set also features more than 1,000 illustrations and 55 maps. With original and up-to-date contributions from an international team of 450 distinguished scholars, the Encyclopedia covers the region between Germany and the Ural Mountains, from which more than 2.5 million Jews emigrated to the United States between 1870 and 1920. Even today the majority of Jewish immigrants to North America arrive from Eastern Europe. Engaging, wide-ranging, and authoritative, this work is a rich and essential reference for readers with interests in Jewish studies and Eastern European history and culture."--Publisher's website.
Item Description: "Prepared for publication by the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research."
Physical Description: 2 volumes (xxviii, 2400 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm
Awards: Association of Jewish Libraries Judaica Reference Award, 2008.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780300119039
0300119038

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