About the author jeremy dauber is the atran professor of yiddish language, literature and culture at columbia university. Adam wilson, bookforum this book is brilliant, endlessly revelatory, and jeremy dauber is that rare scholar and. I was an intern at the national yiddish book center and shelved a few of those 1. He is the author of several books on jewish literature. Jeremy dauber is a professor of yiddish literature at columbia university, where he also. His breath of knowledge and insights are staggering. Jeremy asher dauber is the atran assistant professor of yiddish language, literature, and culture at columbia university. Organising his book thematically into what he calls the seven strands of jewish comedy including the satirical, the witty and the vulgar, dauber explores the ways jewish comedy has dealt with persecution, assimilation and diaspora. The remarkable life and afterlife of the man who created tevye, 20, etc. Finalist for the national jewish book award a rich account of jewish humor. Since 2009, the yiddish book center has made over 11,000 titles from their collection available online. Dauber, the atran professor of yiddish language, literature and culture in the department of germanic languages, was well aware that analyzing comedy runs the risk of killing it. Ultimately, the twin pictures of the present and future of yiddish these books present are at odds with each other. Writers of the jewish enlightenment and the birth of modern hebrew and yiddish literature, and the worlds of sholem aleichem, which was a.
Now featuring selections from the frances brandt online yiddish audio library and the sami rohr library of recorded yiddish books, produced by the yiddish book center in cooperation with the. Who were the readers of popular yiddish literature, and how did they make sense of such rich and dense texts. Yiddish literature and the early modern, antonios devils. Dauber yiddish language, literature, and culturecolumbia univ the worlds of sholem aleichem. Finalist for the national jewish book award dauber deftly surveys the whole recorded history of jewish humour. In a departure from his typical scholarly output, jeremy dauber, the atran professor of yiddish language, literature and culture, answers these and other questions in mayhem and madness.
In a major work of scholarship both erudite and very funny, columbia professor jeremy dauber traces the origins of jewish comedy and its. Dauber is a professor at columbia university, specializing in. A serious history humor has been a central part of jewish identity since biblical times, according to jeremy dauber, professor of yiddish language, literature, and culture in the department of germanic languages at columbia university. Jeremy dauber is the atran professor of yiddish language, literature and culture at columbia university. Since 2008, he has been the director of the institute for israel and jewish studies at columbia. The worlds of sholem aleichem is the first comprehensive biography of the giant of yiddish literature jeremy daubers biography of sholem aleichem is beautifully written, following the threads of the writers too short life he died at 56 and the stories he invented, and their characters, which have taken on lives of their own. Dauber is the atran professor of yiddish language, literature, and culture at columbia university, and the author of several books on jewish literature, including, most recently, jewish comedy. Aaron lansky, president, yiddish book center and author of outwitting history. He is the author of several books on jewish literature, including a biography of sholem aleichem that was a finalist for the national jewish book award. Part of the yiddish book centers online lecture seriessholem aleichem. Spanning the breadth of that history, from the bible to seinfeld and beyond, columbia university professor jeremy daubers jewish comedy. If you love to be shepherded through exotic realms, if you are excited by big ideas, this is the book for you. Antonios devils deals both historically and theoretically with the origins of modern hebrew and yiddish literature by tracing the progress of a few remarkable writers who. A life in fact and fiction is a lecture series by professor jeremy dauber, the atran.
A collection of audio books, recorded programs and multimedia resources from the yiddish book center. Daubers rehabilitation of old yiddish literature, his attempt to rescue it from the german and italian ghettos, is something markedly new. In a work of scholarship both erudite and funny, jeremy dauber traces the origins of jewish comedy and its development from biblical times to the age of twitter. Oct 31, 2017 finalist for the national jewish book award dauber deftly surveys the whole recorded history of jewish humour. Jeremys new book, a serious history of jewish comedy. Writers of the jewish enlightenment and the birth of modern hebrew and yiddish literature, was published in 2004 by stanford university press. He was the most beloved writer the jewish world had ever known, yet somehow its taken almost one hundred years for a proper biography to finally appear. A critical anthology ebook written by joel berkowitz, jeremy dauber. A serious history is an erudite and entertaining exploration of the multidimensional jewish comic sensibility, one that plows familiar ground while also unearthing humor in some surprising places. Organizing his book thematically into what he calls the seven strands of jewish comedyincluding the satirical, the witty, and the vulgardauber explores the ways jewish comedy has dealt with persecution. Fortunately, jeremy daubers account was worth waiting for. The worlds of sholem aleichem is the first comprehensive biography of the giant of yiddish literature jeremy daubers biography of sholem aleichem is beautifully written, following the threads of the writers too short life he died at 56 and the stories he invented. Dauber and lansky discuss this most beloved of yiddish writers, and we learn why it has taken almost one hundred years for a major biography of him to appear.
The worlds of sholem aleichem by jeremy dauber sholem aleichem did all he could to escape the limited life that he sentimentalized in his beloved yiddish tales. Economist in a major work of scholarship that explores the funny side of some very serious business and vice versa, jeremy dauber examines the origins of jewish comedy and its development from biblical times to the age of twitter. The russianspeaking yiddish author sholem aleichem 18591916 was, in his lifetime, a prolific popular writer and a failed playwright. Dauber offers a nuanced analysis of the contemporary understanding of differing genres of older yiddish literature, and of the role those genres played in reflecting and shaping the culture of early modern judaism. In 2006 he and joel berkowitz will publish an anthology of their translations of landmark yiddish plays. Jeremy dauber is the atran professor of yiddish language, literature and. Jewish comedy jeremy dauber bok 9780393247879 bokus. In a major work of scholarship both erudite and very funny, jeremy dauber traces the origins of jewish comedy and its development from biblical times to the age of twitter. Writers of the jewish enlightenment and the birth of modern hebrew and yiddish literature, and the worlds of sholem aleichem, which. Professor jeremy dauber gets serious about jewish comedy. Jeremy dauber is the atran professor of yiddish language, literature and culture and, for a decade, directed the institute of israel and jewish studies at columbia university, where also teaches in the american studies program. Dauber is the atran professor of yiddish language, literature, and culture in the department of germanic languages at columbia university, specializing in yiddish and jewish literature, american jewish culture, and american studies. Aaron lansky visits with jeremy dauber, author of the recently published the worlds of sholem aleichem.
Yes, hes a brilliant scholar, but his book never loses sight of its appreciation and love of humor, as part of the human condition. He is the author of several books on jewish literature, including in the demons bedroom. A serious history, the columbia professor jeremy dauber skates through more than 2,000 years of material without ever settling on one overarching theory. Jeremy dauber the institute for israel and jewish studies. Jeremy dauber is the atran professor of yiddish language, literature, and culture at columbia. Last year, two of the worlds most engaging yiddish scholarsruth wisse, recently retired from harvard, and her brother, david roskies of hebrew university and the jewish theological seminaryspent an afternoon on stage at the yiddish book center discussing and debating their favorite sholem aleichem stories in a lively, freewheeling conversation. In a major work of scholarship both erudite and very funny, columbia professor jeremy dauber traces the origins of jewish comedy and its development from biblical times to the age of twitter.
Writers of the jewish enlightenment and the birth of modern hebrew and yiddish literature stanford. From sholem aleichem to broad city, scholar presents. A serious history norton, author jeremy dauber makes it clear that at least in his opinion jewish jokes are no laughing matter. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read landmark yiddish plays. The worlds of sholem aleichem is original, comprehensive, insightful, and riveting. Jeremy dauber about books press events news contact. Dauber is a professor at columbia university, specializing in yiddish and jewish literature, american jewish culture, and american studies. Daubers rehabilitation of old yiddish literature, his attempt to rescue it from the german and italian.
Jeremy dauber is the atran professor of yiddish language, literature and culture and director of columbias institute of israel and jewish studies. Jeremy dauber on the worlds of sholem aleichem yiddish book. From sholem aleichem to broad city, scholar presents tradition of jewish humor speaking at londons jewish book week on sunday, prof. An erudite survey of the evolution and distinctiveness of jewish humor. Jewish comedy in a major work of scholarship both erudite and very funny, jeremy dauber traces the origins of jewish comedy and its development from biblical times to the age of twitter. Between these bits of popculture ephemeraadded up, they could fill a short book of their own, or at least a jewish edition of trivial pursuitlies a densely packed trove of scholarship on subjects including biblical scatology, medieval fables, and the yiddish theater. Six questions the worlds of sholem aleichem, by jeremy. Jeremy dauber is a professor of yiddish literature at columbia university, where he also serves as director of its institute for israel and jewish studies and teaches in the american studies program. The conundrum facing jeremy dauber as he worked on his latest book is embodied in the title.
Hadassah magazine what makes daubers book an ideal introduction to sholem aleichem is the way it judiciously places the writer at the forefront of an emergent sense that yiddish literature could and should be literary. The amazing adventures of a man who rescued a million yiddish books. This fascinating new study of modern hebrew and yiddish literature is not only an excellent academic piece of work, but an accessible and compelling read. A serious history, by jeremy dauber, professor of yiddish literature at columbia, wasnt at all what i expectedi. Jewish comedy by jeremy dauber, 9780393247879, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Jeremy daubers history of jewish humor adam wilson.
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