The the rise and fall of Jewish nationalism in Eastern EuropeKarlip, Joshua M.1971-creatortextbibliographyElectronic books.History.Electronic book.mauCambridge, MassHarvard University Press2013monographiceng1 online resourceThe Tragedy of a Generation is the story of a failed ideal: an autonomous Jewish nation in Europe. It traces the origins of two influential strains of Jewish thought--Yiddishism and Diaspora Nationalism--and documents the waning hopes and painful reassessments of their leading representatives against the rising tide of Nazism and the Holocaust.The Tragedy of a Generation is the story of the rise and fall of an ideal: an autonomous Jewish nation in Europe. It traces the origins of two influential but overlooked strains of Jewish thought--Yiddishism and Diaspora Nationalism--and documents the waning hopes and painful reassessments of their leading representatives against the rising tide of Nazism and, later, the Holocaust. Joshua M. Karlip presents three figures--Elias Tcherikower, Yisroel Efroikin, and Zelig Kalmanovitch--seen through the lens of Imperial Russia on the brink of revolution. Leaders in the struggle for recognition of the Jewish people as a national entity, these men would prove instrumental in formulating the politics of Diaspora Nationalism, a middle path that rejected both the Zionist emphasis on Palestine and the Marxist faith in class struggle. Closely allied with this ideology was Yiddishism, a movement whose adherents envisioned the Yiddish language and culture, not religious tradition, as the unifying force of Jewish identity. We follow Tcherikower, Efroikin, and Kalmanovitch as they navigate the tumultuous early decades of the twentieth century in pursuit of a Jewish national renaissance in Eastern Europe. Correcting the misconception of Yiddishism as a radically secular movement, Karlip uncovers surprising confluences between Judaism and the avowedly nonreligious forms of Jewish nationalism. An essential contribution to Jewish historiography, The Tragedy of a Generation is a probing and poignant chronicle of lives shaped by ideological conviction and tested to the limits by historical crisis.Diaspora nationalism and Yiddishism in late imperial Russia -- Catastrophe and Renaissance during World War I -- Losing Russia as a base -- At the crossroads -- The Holocaust.Joshua M. Karlip.Includes bibliographical references and index.ee-----Cherikover, I. M1881-1943Kalmanovitch, Zelig1885-1944Efroikin, Isroel1884-Cherikover, I. M1881-1943Efroikin, Isroel1884-Kalmanovitch, Zelig1885-1944JewsRussiaHistory20th centuryJewish nationalismRussiaHistory20th centuryYiddishistsRussiaHistory20th centuryJewsRussiaPolitics and government20th centuryJewsRussiaIntellectual life20th centuryJewish socialistsRussiaHistory20th centuryLabor ZionismRussiaHistory20th centuryJewsRussiaIdentityHistory20th centuryRussiaEthnic relationsHistory20th centuryPOLITICAL SCIENCEPolitical IdeologiesNationalismPOLITICAL SCIENCEPolitical IdeologiesNationalism & PatriotismEthnic relationsJewish nationalismJewish socialistsJewsJewsIdentityJewsIntellectual lifeJewsPolitics and governmentLabor ZionismYiddishistsRussia 1900-1999 fast DS134.8 .K35 2013eb320.54095694Karlip, Joshua M., 1971-Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2013(DLC) 2012050489(OCoLC)8120677019780674074941067407494722573/ctt2x7q1n JSTORhttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=575034http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=575034N$T13052120200709055816.0ocn843880780eng