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Tag Archives: Lithuanian Jewish Studies

Litvak Studies

Posted on 3 February 2012 by Defending History

 

  • Litvish: An Atlas of Northeastern Yiddish (in progress); recent paper on the Atlas

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  • The Language of Litvak Gravestones: A Dictionary (in progress)

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  • Origin and cultural history of the Litvaks (and the word Litvak)

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    Map of the Lithuanian Holocaust

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  • The Jewish Communities of Prewar Lithuania

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  • Reading List for Litvak Studies

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  • Video Clips of Litvak Yiddish and Lore (YouTube)

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  • Videos on Facebook

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  • First Days of the Lithuanian Holocaust (videos of survivor testimony)

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  • First Days of the Latvian Holocaust (videos of survivor testimony)

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  • Seven Kingdoms of the Litvaks (PDF)

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  • Lithuanian Jewish Culture [excerpts] (PDF)

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  • Windows to a Lost Jewish Past: Vilna Book Stamps [excerpts] [PDF]

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  • Origins of Litvish as the basis for Standard Yiddish (and Ashkenazic Hebrew)

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  • Preface to The Sounds of Silence 

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    Barnett Zumoff’s translation (into English) of a selection of Dovid Katz’s short stories; Melitta Depner’s translation (into German)

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  • Other work in the field of Litvak Studies

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