Polish Jews in Israel
Subtitle: Polish-language press, culture, and politics
By: by Elżbieta Kossewska ; translated by Scotia Gilroy
Contributors: Gilroy, Scotia, translator
Series: Studies in Jewish history and culture -- volume 66; Studies in Jewish history and culture -- v. 66.
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 434
ISBN-13: 9789004450134; 9789004450141
Subjects: Polish periodicals; History; Polish newspapers; Press and politics; Political parties; Polish Jews; Cultural assimilation; Zionism
Work titles: Ona jeszcze mówi po polsku, ale śmieje się po hebrajsku
Description: "This book presents a study of the political history of Polish Jews in Israel and their cultural and intellectual achievements, with particular emphasis on the Polish-language press. The book describes Polish immigrants' adaptation in Israeli society after World War II, and shows the shifting of emigrants' attitudes and viewpoints against the backdrop of the Israeli political system"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.