Title Jewish culture in the first half of the 20th century in Vilnius. Participant or recluse? /
Translation of Title Žydų kultūra XX a. I pusės Vilniuje. Dalyvė ar atsiskyrėlė?
Authors Valiūnaitė, Saulė
DOI 10.15823/istorija.2021.122.2
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Is Part of Istorija.. Kaunas : Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas. 2021, t. 122, Nr. 2, p. 30-47.. ISSN 1392-0456. eISSN 2029-7181
Keywords [eng] Jewish culture ; interwar ; Vilnius ; national culture ; Yiddish culture.
Abstract [eng] This study attempts to find out whether during the first half of the 20th century in Vilnius Jewish culture was separate cultural space or an integral part of the city’s cultural scene. The research is based on analysis of documents and periodical press in Lithuanian, Yiddish, and Polish. The article evaluates two aspects of participation in cultural life: active participation (artists) and consuming (the public). Analysis of the periodical press and archival documents allows to claim that involvement of Jewish artists differed in different types of culture: Jewish artists and musicians were visible and valued by the non-Jewish public, whereas Yiddish theatre and literature were noticed very sporadically.
Published Kaunas : Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2021
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