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Translated by Anna Clarke Originally published between 1944 and 1953, __Poyln__ (Poland) is one of the treasures of Yiddish literature. Despite its reputation, the book has not been fully translated into English until now. Written by Yehiel Yeshaia Trunk, a prominent Polish Jewish writer, __Poyln__ is a colourful epic, a moving testimony, and an important primary historical source that presents a portrait of Polish Jewry against the backdrop of the Nazi genocide. The undisputed hero of the story is the national community of Polish Jews. To portray this community, Trunk creates a rich gallery of characters - Hassidic patricians, timber merchants, rich landowners, brilliant Talmudists, Orthodox rabbis, and Hasidic __tsadikim__. He also depicts ordinary village and small-town Jews, artisans, shopkeepers, workers, and __Luftmenschen__, all of them members of one extended family. Particularly valuable aspects of __Poyln__ are its examination of different trends in the Hasidic movement and the author's attempt to bridge the gap between his secular generation and its religious ancestors. In short, Trunk's work aims to show Jewishness as a way of life. This is the first instalment of a mul

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Author

Yehiel Yeshaia Trunk; Piotr J. Wróbel, Robert M. Shapiro (eds.)

Publisher

University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9781487512019

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Memoir, Literary Fiction, Social Science