Daughter of the shtetl : the memoirs of Doba-Mera Medvedeva / translated by Alice Nakhimovsky ; edited and introduced by Michael Beizer and Alice Nakhimovsky
Jews of Russia and Eastern Europe and their legacy
Contents
Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Translator's Note -- My Babushka and Her Memoirs / Beizer, Michael -- A Unique Memoirist in Turbulent Times / Nakhimovsky, Alice -- A Diary of My Days / Izrailévna Medvedeva, Doba-Mera -- Index
Summary
Daughter of the Shtetl is an unusual memoir by an uneducated but sharply observant Jewish woman. Through the eyes of Doba-Mera, we experience the class divisions in shtetl and synagogue; pogroms and wars; working conditions in sewing shops; revolutionary circles around 1905; as well as aspects of everyday life such as education, courtship, housing, food, and illness
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
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