Yiddish in Montreal: The Utopian Experiment

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Authors/collaborators
Title
Yiddish in Montreal: The Utopian Experiment
Abstract
The author argues that the Montreal Yiddish intelligentsia of the early twentieth century, a tiny group of secular Zionists, embarked on a bold utopian vision to foster the Yiddish language and culture in the city through a Yiddish press, a Jewish public library, a Vaad Ha’Ir, afternoon and day schools, a teacher’s seminary, amateur Yiddish theatre groups, summer camps and book stores.
Book Title
An Everyday Miracle: Yiddish Culture in Montreal
Place
Montreal
Publisher
Véhicule Press
Date
1990
Pages
22-38
Language
en
ISBN
1-55065-009-2
Notes

Also available as: "A Yiddish Utopia in Montreal : On the Role of Ideology in Bilingual Education." In Ofelia Garcia, ed. Bilingual Education : Focusschrift in Honor of Joshua A. Fishman on the Occasion of his 65th Birthday. Amsterdam : 1991. pp. 151-165.

Citation
Roskies, David G. “Yiddish in Montreal: The Utopian Experiment.” In An Everyday Miracle: Yiddish Culture in Montreal, edited by Ira Robinson, Pierre Anctil, and Mervin Butovsky, 22–38. Montreal: Véhicule Press, 1990.
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