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Suicide is always a controversial issue. Among Jews, it is often taboo. Stereotypically, Jews do not commit suicide; certainly, they do not discuss it. Passionate Women, Passive Men: Suicide in Yiddish Literature challenges this perception, exploring the problem of suicide through a series of literary case studies. Hadda investigates the lives of these fictional suicides, asking the question: What could be so wrong in a persons life that suicidealthough forbidden by the Jewish religionwould s

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Author

Janet Hadda; ProQuest (Firm)

Publisher

State University Of New York Press

Published

1988

Language

EN

ISBN

9780585075860

Category

literary studies

Subjects

Literary Fiction, History, Poetry

Updated

2026-03-25