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Adventures in Jewish Studies Podcast · April 15 · 31 min

The Lost History of Yiddish Popular Fiction

In this episode, scholars and translators discuss Yiddish popular fiction known as "shund," serialized in Yiddish newspapers around the turn of the 20th century, and consider the gap between this popular, commercial literature and literary fiction. Guest scholars include Jessica Kirzane, Eddy Portnoy, Mikhl Yashinsky, and Saul Noam Zaritt with host Avishay Artsy.

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In this episode, scholars and translators discuss Yiddish popular fiction known as "shund," serialized in Yiddish newspapers around the turn of the 20th century, and consider the gap between this popular, commercial literature and literary fiction. Guest scholars include Jessica Kirzane, Eddy Portnoy, Mikhl Yashinsky, and Saul Noam Zaritt with host Avishay Artsy.

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