Antologhie fin der naier idiser dihtung. Iasi, "I. L. Peretz", 1945 - Yiddish

Panner, Itzhak; E Franekel. ANTOLOGHIE FIN DER NAIER IDISER DIHTUNG. Ias (Romania); Farlag Idis¸er Kultur Kraiz "I. L. Peretz", 1945. (FT) Original stiff paper wrappers. 12mo. 112 pages. 18 cm. First edition. Yiddish; all text transliterated. An enlarged This is a collection of poems by major Yiddish writers, for the surviving communities of Yiddish readership in post-war Romania. Edited by Iacob Ashel Groper (1890–1966): “Iacob Ashel Groper is considered to be the first modern Yiddish writer of the former Romanian kingdom … Groper’s style was inspired by the Bible, romanticism, modernism, and Romanian folklore. In particular, he was influenced by Heinrich Heine and Y. L. Peretz. He also wrote social poetry and humorous works describing life in the average Jewish small town in Romania. Moreover, he translated classical Romanian poems into Yiddish. Groper became a legendary figure among Romanian Jews and in the interwar years was also a popular lecturer. When he resumed writing after the Holocaust, he focused on Jewish suffering in his country, where because he refused to embrace communism he had several disputes with the leadership of the Jewish Democrat Committee. Groper immigrated to Israel in 1964.” (Yivo Encyclopedia) The location of publishing, Iasi, had, for a period, a sizeable post-war Jewish community: “On 21 August 1944, [Iasi] was occupied by the Soviet army. Most inhabitants who had remained were Jews, employed to reorganize local administration. Many who had been displaced by force to Iasi stayed in town. At the same time, many young Jews chose to emigrate to the West or to Palestine with the support of the local Zionist organizations, which had resumed their activity. Community president Avram Hahamu and town rabbi Yosef Safran were among the emigrants. In 1947, there were about 38,000 Jews living in Iasi. In June 1947 a monument was erected to commemorate the victims of the 1941 pogrom in the Jewish cemetery in the Pacurari district. The pogrom was declared a war crime, and the members of the military and the local police who had been responsible for it were arrested. On 26 June 1948, 50 people were condemned to prison. During the Stalinist period, the procommunist Jewish Democratic Committee developed rich cultural activity in Yiddish. Jewish schools were nationalized, but a state-owned public school functioned with Yiddish as the language of instruction. A state-owned Yiddish theater operated between December 1949 and February 1963. Victims of the pogrom were commemorated every year with the participation of local authorities, and on each occasion stress was laid on the fact that the new regime had eliminated antisemitism. Religious life carried on. The Great Synagogue in the Târgu Cucului district was restored and declared a historical monument. The intellectuals of Iasi included many Jewish academics, scientists, writers, journalists, doctors, lawyers, and engineers. The brothers Mendel (1906–1973) and Adolf Haimovici (1912–1993) were prominent mathematicians. IIc Svar-Kara (1906–2001) , a professor specializing in Yiddish and Hebrew, published studies on the history of Jews in Romania and on local Jewish folklore. Iasi became an example used by the Communist regime to claim the improvement of the Jews’ situation in Romania. ” (Yivo Encyclopedia) . Subjects: Yiddish Poetry. OCLC lists 13 copies worldwide. Good- condition.