I Am Your Dust: Representations of the Israeli Experience in Yiddish Prose, 1948–1967 (Olamot Series in Humanities and Social Sciences)

Israel's Cultural Space Is Frequently Studied As If It Were Synonymous With The Hebrew-israeli One. But Within The Borders Of Israel A Fascinating Culture Was (and Continues To Be) Created In Many Different Languages Other Than Hebrew, Reflecting Its Reality From Angles That The Makers Of Hebrew-israeli Culture Did Not Know And All-too-often Lacked The Tools To Express. I Am Your Dust: Representations Of The Israeli Experience In Yiddish Prose, 1948-1967 Expands The Boundaries Of Current Studies Of Israel's Cultural History By Presenting And Analyzing Yiddish-israeli Prose Written During The Country's First Two Decades As An Independent State. It Offers A Comprehensive Study Of That Unique, And Hitherto Little Understood, Literature, A Detailed Historical Documentation Of The Contexts Of Its Production, And An Eye-opening Comparison Of Its Themes To The More Familiar Outputs Of Hebrew-israeli Prose. It Constitutes The First Socio-literary Investigation Of Yiddish-israeli Culture Of That Period-- Provided By Publisher.