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Jews of Odessa : A Cultural History, 1794-1881 by Steven J. Zipperstein (1991, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherStanford University Press

ISBN-100804719624

ISBN-139780804719629

eBay Product ID (ePID)312880

Product Key Features

Number of Pages228 Pages

Publication NameJews of Odessa : a Cultural History, 1794-1881

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1991

SubjectRussia & the Former Soviet Union, Jewish

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaHistory

AuthorSteven J. Zipperstein

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight11.2 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width7.4 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN84-050152

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Reviews"Zipperstein draws a vivid picture of a Jewish community experiencing the pains of growth, change, and ferment by combining the best qualities of a social and intellectual historian. . . . This excellent book deserves reading by a wide audience."- Journal of Social History, "Zipperstein draws a vivid picture of a Jewish community experiencing the pains of growth, change, and ferment by combining the best qualities of a social and intellectual historian. . . . This excellent book deserves reading by a wide audience."-- Journal of Social History

SynopsisFounded in 1794 as a frontier city on the Black Sea, Odessa soon grew to be one of Russia's busiest seaports. Settlers of all nationalities went there to seek their fortune, among them Jews who came to form one of the largest, wealthiest, and most culturally fertile Jewish communities in Europe. This history of Jewish Odessa traces the rise of that community from its foundation in 1794 to the pogroms of 1881 that erupted after the assassination of Alexander II. Zipperstein emphasizes Jewish acculturation: changes in behavior, attitude, and ideology as reflected in schools, synagogues, newspapers, and other institutions of the period. The patterns set then affected the community's cultural development well into the second decade of the twentieth century. More a modern metropolis than any other Russian city with a significant Jewish population, Odessa offers a window into the diversity of Russian Jewish experience.

LC Classification NumberDS135