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Summary: An outstanding collection
Review: The quality of these essays is uniformly high, and they cover aspects of Yiddish performance in several countries and in different periods, from the medieval Purim play to post-Holocaust London. Growing up in a home full of Yiddish enthusiasts and hearing countless stories of the great stars, it is refreshing to be exposed to other dimensions of that culture, from the bawdy language of the Purim plays to the censorship of Yiddish theater in the Soviet Union (and in London!) to the many intersections between Yiddish drama and European drama.Berkowitz's introduction does a great job of tying various themes in the book together, and of concisely explaining how Yiddish theater reflects the broader story of eastern European Jews. The photographs are stunning as well! A little pricey, but better one great expensive book than two cheap mediocre ones, so buy it, and buy one for a friend!
Rating:
Summary: An outstanding collection
Review: The quality of these essays is uniformly high, and they cover aspects of Yiddish performance in several countries and in different periods, from the medieval Purim play to post-Holocaust London. Growing up in a home full of Yiddish enthusiasts and hearing countless stories of the great stars, it is refreshing to be exposed to other dimensions of that culture, from the bawdy language of the Purim plays to the censorship of Yiddish theater in the Soviet Union (and in London!) to the many intersections between Yiddish drama and European drama. Berkowitz's introduction does a great job of tying various themes in the book together, and of concisely explaining how Yiddish theater reflects the broader story of eastern European Jews. The photographs are stunning as well! A little pricey, but better one great expensive book than two cheap mediocre ones, so buy it, and buy one for a friend!
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