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1	The I.L.Peretz Reader more books like this by Ruth R Wisse (Editor), Isaac Leib Peretz add to wishlist Isaac Leybush Peretz (1852-1915) is an influential figure of modern Jewish culture. Born in Poland and dedicated to Yiddish culture, he recognized that Jews needed to adapt to their times while preserving their cultural heritage, and his writings explore the complexities inherent in the struggle between tradition and the desire for progress. This ... see all copies from $4.90! new only from $15.83!
2	Jews and Power more books like this by Ruth R Wisse add to wishlist It is Wisses bracing theory that the Jewish people have been corrupted--not by power but by powerlessness. She argues that in displaying the resilience necessary to survive in exile, the Jews left too much to God thereby increasing their vulnerability to scapegoating and violence. see all copies from $3.11! new only from $3.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	I. L. Peretz and the Making of Modern Jewish Culture more books like this by Ruth R Wisse add to wishlist see all copies from $10.00! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
4	The Modern Jewish Canon: A Journey Through Language and Culture more books like this by Ruth R Wisse add to wishlist In the spirit of Harold Bloom, Wisse has compiled the diverse but displaced works of Jewish literature that have largely been unacknowledged alongside other Western--Christian--canonical pieces. It brings together works in Yiddish, English, French, German, and Polish that strive to express the Jewish identity. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.85! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Tevye Drymn/Rrd Strs more books like this by Sholem Aleichem, Ruth R Wisse (Editor), Hillel Halkin (Translator) add to wishlist A collection of stories; the title story is the basis for the play "Fiddler on the Roof." see all copies from $20.00!
6	The I. L. Peretz Reader by I J Pertez, Isaac L Peretz, Ruth R Wisse (Editor) add to wishlist As a critic of religious extremism and a leading voice for Jewish secular humanism, I.L. Peretz was the favorite author of immigrant Jews in America in the early years of this century. This broad selection of his short stories, including the classic "If Not Higher", brings his passion and vision powerfully to life. see all copies from $4.99! new only from $79.61!
7	Shtetl and Other Yiddish Novellas more books like this by Ruth R Wisse add to wishlist see all copies from $12.50! new only from $26.34! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Penguin Book of Modern Yiddish Verse more books like this by Irving Howe (Editor), Ruth R Wisse (Photographer), Khone Shmeruk add to wishlist A bilingual anthology of modern Yiddish poetry, with English translations. The work which aims to delineate the modern Jewish experience, includes samplings of 6 major poets and selections from the works of 33 others, with an introduction placing the poetry in its historic and critical context. see all copies from $74.25!
9	Best of Sholom Aleichem more books like this by Irving Howe (Editor), Ruth R Wisse (Editor), Sholem Aleichem add to wishlist see all copies from $3.75! new only from $119.94! \| first editions
10	The Penguin Book of Modern Yiddish Verse more books like this by Various, Irving Howe (Editor), Ruth R Wisse (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $32.50! first editions
11	If I Am Not for Myself: The Liberal Betrayal of the Jews more books like this by Ruth R Wisse add to wishlist Jews have been at the heart of liberalism since the 18th century, and today they consitute an important element in liberal ranks. However, Wisse argues, the liberal attitude to Jewish persecution has been ambivalent, seeming to imply some Jewish responsibility for the outrages committed against them. The reason for this liberal ambivalence is ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $34.95! \| first editions
12	The Schlemiel as Modern Hero more books like this by Ruth R Wisse add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
13	A Little Love in Big Manhattan: Two Yiddish Poets more books like this by Ruth R Wisse add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
14	If I Am Not for Myself more books like this by Ruth R Wisse add to wishlist see all copies from $4.92! new only from $10.16! \| SVS
15	The Best of Sholom Aleichem more books like this by Ruth R. Wisse (Editor), Irving Howe (Editor), Sholem Aleichem add to wishlist see all copies from $4.05!
16	I.L.Peretz Reader more books like this by Isaac Leib Peretz, Ruth R Wisse (Introduction by) add to wishlist see all copies from $7.50! first editions
17	Schemiel as Modern Hero more books like this by Ruth Wisse add to wishlist see all copies from $48.40!
18	Burnt pearls : ghetto poems of Abraham Sutzkever more books like this by Abraham Sutzkever, Seymour Mayne, Ruth R. Wisse add to wishlist see all copies from $175.00!

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