Splendor, Decline, and Rediscovery of Yiddish in Latin America

Splendor, Decline, and Rediscovery of Yiddish in Latin America presents Yiddish culture as it developed in an area seldom associated with the language. Yet several countries-Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Mexico and Uruguay-became centers for Yiddish literature, journalism, political activism, theater, and music. Chapters by historians, linguists, and literary critics explore the flourishing of Yiddish ...