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[CA & US version]. |
| Description |
1 online resource (345 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
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text file PDF 10MB |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"They came from an old world to a new land. The Yiddish speakers from Eastern Europe brought few material possessions but clung to a language and a culture that defined who they were, a way of life that had endured pogroms, persecution and a genocide that pushed them to the brink of extinction. Melbourne gave them a second chance at life, an opportunity to rebuild a secular Yiddish world that sat at the core of their existence. Hardship had taught these Jews to be resilient, fiercely independent and great institution builders. A community centre quickly became the beating heart of Yiddish Melbourne. The arts flourished, newspapers were launched and schools were established. But these immigrants also brought their competing political ideals, hotly contested notions of what it meant to be a Jew and how to live life in this furthest corner of the world. Their arrival in Melbourne was not always welcomed. The Australian authorities only grudgingly accepted them as immigrants, in restricted numbers and under the sponsorship of Jews already living here. Yiddish speakers, with their boisterous demeanour and high visibility challenged the authority of the established Jewish community, which traced its origins to the first settlement and which believed that 'blending in' was the antidote to antisemitism. Using the voices of the immigrants themselves and archival sources, the authors give a compelling account of how these Yiddish speakers came to shape, change and define an entire community"--Back cover. |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Front Matter; Title Page; Imprint and Copyright Information; Poem -- Smugglers; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; Contents; Images; Part One. A New Home; 1. Arrival; 2. Where Are We?; 3. Old World, New World; 4. Yiddish Under The Southern Cross; 5. Politics -- 'If Everyone Pulled In One Direction, The World Would Tip Over'; 6. Escape; Part Two. Redefinitions: The Holocaust and Israel; 7. 'In A Moment Of Crisis . . . Divisions Disappeared'; 8. Worst Fears Confirmed; 9. She'Erit Hapletach, The Surviving Remnant; 10. Australian Responses; 11. Nightmares |
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12. Ties That Bind: Landsmanshaftn13. Israel: The Game-Changer; Part Three. Generations; 14. 'The Pursuit Of Happiness'; 15. Parnoseh -- Earning A Living; 16. Zenith; 17. Signs of Change; 18. 'Yiddish has not Yet said its Last Word'; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors; Back Cover |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Immigrants -- Australia -- Melbourne (Vic.) -- Biography.
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Immigrants. |
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Australia. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Jews, European -- Australia -- Melbourne (Vic.) -- Biography.
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Jews, European. |
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Jews, European -- Australia -- Melbourne (Vic.) -- Social life and customs.
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Manners and customs. |
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Yiddish language -- Australia -- Melbourne (Vic.)
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Yiddish language. |
| Indexed Term |
Australian |
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Markus, Andrew, author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Taft, Margaret. Second chance. [CA & US version]. Clayton, Victoria : Monash University Publishing, [2018] 9781925495850 192549585X (OCoLC)1032352276 |
| ISBN |
9781925495874 electronic book |
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1925495876 electronic book |
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9781925495867 electronic book |
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1925495868 electronic book |
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9781925495850 paperback |
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192549585X paperback |
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