Jewish Odesa : negotiating identities and traditions in contemporary Ukraine / Marina Sapritsky-Nahum.
| Author/creator | Sapritsky-Nahum, Marina author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2024] |
| Description | xxi, 346 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Negotiating identities and traditions in contemporary Ukraine |
| Series | The modern Jewish experience |
| Contents | Introduction: A Jew in a Kippah -- Historical Background: The Lost, the Revisited, and the -- Re-created -- Remembering the Past and Making Sense of the Present: -- Narratives of Elderly Jews -- Jewish Revival: Opportunities and Tensions -- From Evrei to Iudei: Turning or Returning to Faith? -- Asymmetric Cultural Encounters: Jewish Philanthropy -- Missions and Revival on Display -- "Jewish Is a Mode of Transportation": Between Home, -- Homeland, and Diaspora -- Odesa: A Jewish City? -- Conclusion: Negotiating Traditions. |
| Abstract | "Jewish Odesa: Negotiating Identities and Traditions in Contemporary Ukraine explores the rich Jewish history in Ukraine's port city of Odesa. Long considered both a uniquely cosmopolitan and Jewish place, Odesa's Jewish character has shifted since the Soviet Union collapsed and Ukraine gained its independence. Drawing on extensive field research, Marina Sapritsky-Nahum, examines how the role of Russian language and culture, memories of the Soviet political project, and Odesan's place in a Ukrainian national project have all been questioned in recent years. Jewish Odesa reveals how a city once famous for its progressive Jewish traditions has become dominated by Orthodox Judaism and framed by the agendas of international Jewish organizations embedded in a religiosity that is foreign to the city. Russia's war in Ukraine has forced Jewish identities with ties to Odesa to change still further"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Sapritsky-Nahum, Marina. Jewish Odesa Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2024] 9780253070128 |
| LCCN | 2024006900 |
| ISBN | 9780253070111 |
| ISBN | 9780253070104 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0253070104 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0253070112 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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