Isaac Bashevis Singer: Writings on Yiddish and Yiddishkayt
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Isaac Bashevis Singer: Writings on Yiddish and Yiddishkayt

A Spiritual Reappraisal, 1946–1955

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Isaac Bashevis Singer: Writings on Yiddish and Yiddishkayt

A Spiritual Reappraisal, 1946–1955

About this book

Between 1946 and 1955 Isaac Bashevis Singer underwent a total transformation. During the post-Holocaust period Singer reappraised everything he knew, questioned all his assumptions, and rebuilt his artistic vision. This transformation would soon become evident in his literary fiction, but it was also laid out for readers in essays that appeared in the pages of the Yiddish daily Forverts. Sitting in New York, with the Cold War and McCarthyism gripping American hearts and minds, Singer dove deep into his cultural and spiritual heritage to turn the moral and social principles of the past into workable tools that could build a viable Jewish future. Some of the issues that Singer raises in this collection are not only prescient— they are more urgent in our day than they were in his. Throughout, Singer reminds us that the human spirit is our greatest treasure and that we are each personally responsible for its safekeeping.

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Information

Publisher
White Goat Press
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9798989452491
Edition
0
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literary Biographies
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction: A Testament to the Spirit
  7. The Eternal Jewish Question: What’s the Purpose?
  8. On the Question of Style in Yiddish Literature
  9. They Were in the Nazi Hell and Still Did Not Lose Their Faith in Humanity
  10. The Philosophy of Our Prophets
  11. Jewish Tragedy Should Not Be Made Mundane
  12. Our Language, Our Literature
  13. Modern Jews and Their Internal Conflict
  14. On the Revival of Yiddish Culture in America
  15. A New Yiddish Literary Group?
  16. The Nature of Our Literature through the Ages
  17. The Synagogue and the Studyhouse
  18. Old Religious Books Reprinted in America
  19. What Is the Foundation of Jewish Culture?
  20. Righteous and Wicked—Words We No Longer Use
  21. Jews and the Rule of Law
  22. Americanism and Jewishness
  23. Philosophers and the U’Netaneh Tokef Prayer
  24. Everyday Jews—Yesterday and Today
  25. Yiddish Literature Does Not Portray the Great Events of Our Time
  26. Jews and the World
  27. Small Shtetl, Big Swamp
  28. The Concept of Beauty among Olden Jews
  29. In My Father’s Courtroom
  30. When Actions Achieve Nothing
  31. Is There a Way Out for Yiddish Literature?
  32. Acknowledgments
  33. About the Authors
  34. About White Goat Press