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1	Kinder zhurnal : a microcosm of the Yiddishist philosophy and secular education movement in America Tozman, Naomi January 1993 (has links) Using Kinder zhurnal, an American Yiddish children's literary magazine, as the focus for this thesis, the intimate relationships between the Yiddish cultural movement which began in East Europe and the Yiddish secular school movement in America are explored. As a product of and for the Sholom Aleichem Folk Institute, a now defunct educational organization, Kinder zhurnal demonstrated the key philosophical tenets of the Yiddishist education movement as it evolved. / In an analysis of the Yiddishist philosophy of education parallels are drawn between modern Yiddish secular education and that of John Dewey in their humanistic emphasis and underlying pragmatism. Utilizing the parameters of the Yiddishist/Deweyian theory, an assessment to determine the practical viability of the Yiddishist concepts is made. Kinder zhurnal, as representative of Yiddishist philosophy and educational methodology, provides the microcosmic source for much of this discussion. Its close affiliation with the unique educational philosophy of the Sholom Aleichem Folk Institute provides the opportunity to examine the educational implications of teaching Yiddish as part of Jewish education. Yiddish language -- Study and teaching Jews -- Education -- United States Yiddish language -- Social aspects
2	Kinder zhurnal : a microcosm of the Yiddishist philosophy and secular education movement in America Tozman, Naomi January 1993 (has links) No description available. Jews -- Education -- United States Yiddish language -- Study and teaching Yiddish language -- Social aspects
3	New men for a new world: reconstituted masculinities in Jewish-Russian literature (1903 – 1925) Calof, Ethan 01 May 2019 (has links) This Master’s thesis explores Jewish masculinity and identity within early twentieth-century literature (1903-1925), using texts written by Jewish authors in late imperial Russia and the early Soviet Union. This was a period of change for Russia’s Jewish community, involving increased secularization and reform, massive pogroms such as in Kishinev in 1903, newfound leadership within the 1905 and 1917 Revolutions, and a rise in both Zionist and Revolutionary ideology. Subsequently, Jewish literary masculinity experienced a significant shift in characterization. Historically, a praised Jewish man had been portrayed as gentle, scholarly, and faithful, yet early twentieth century Jewish male literary figures were asked to be physically strong, hypermasculine, and secular. This thesis first uses H.N. Bialik’s “In the City of Slaughter” (1903) and Sholem Aleichem’s “Tevye Goes to Palestine” (1914) to introduce a concept of “Jewish shame,” or a sentiment that historical Jewish masculinity was insufficient for a contemporary Russian world. It then creates two models for these new men to follow. The Assimilatory Jew, seen in Isaac Babel’s Red Cavalry cycle (published throughout the 1920s), held that perpetual outsider Jewish men should imitate the behaviour of a secular whole in order to be accepted. The Jewish Superman is depicted in Vladimir Jabotinsky’s “In Memory of Herzl” (1904) and Ilya Selvinsky’s “Bar Kokhba” (1920), and argues that masculine glory is entirely compatible with a proud Jewish identity, without an external standard needed. Judith Butler’s theories on gender performativity are used to analyze these diverse works, published in Hebrew, Yiddish, and Russian by authors of varying political alignments, to establish commonalities among these literary canons and plot a new spectrum of desired identities for Jewish men. / Graduate / 2020-04-10 Russian literature Jewish literature Jewish masculinity masculinity Russian Jewish Ze'ev Jabotinsky Jewish identity Russian Jewry Red Cavalry Russian Civil War Zionist masculinity Early Zionism Bolshevism Late Imperial Russia New Soviet Man Hayyim Nahman Bialik Hebrew literature Yiddish literature Ilya Selvinsky Isaac Babel Kishinev pogrom 1903 Kishinev pogrom 1905 October Revolution 1917 Russian Revolution pale of settlement Sholem Aleichem Tevye the Dairyman Bar Kokhba

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