Everyday Jewish Life in Imperial Russia
Subtitle: Select Documents, 1772-1914
Publisher: Brandeis University Press; Brandeis
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 664
ISBN-13: 9781584653028
Subjects: Jews, russia (federation); Jews, history
Description: "This book makes accessible -- for the first time in English -- declassified archival documents from the former Soviet Union, rabbinic sources, and previously untranslated memoirs, illuminating everyday Jewish life as the site of interaction and negotiation among and between neighbors, society, and the Russian state, from the beginning of the nineteenth century to World War I. Focusing on religion, family, health, sexuality, work, and politics, these documents provide an intimate portrait of the rich diversity of Jewish life" -- Back cover.