Debating the Place of Yiddish in the Romanian Jewish Education System During the Interwar Period: Perspectives from Jewish Elites and Romanian Authorities.

The article discusses the debates surrounding the use of Yiddish as a language of education in Jewish schools in Greater Romania during the interwar period. Various Jewish elites and Romanian authorities had conflicting views on the matter, with Jewish leaders from different regions and political or...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 26 - 54
Main Author: Nastasă-Matei, Irina
Format: Article
Published: Purdue University Press 2024
Subjects:
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
fields @attributes:
  recordID: 1
pdfLink:
plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=182769197&site=ehost-live
header:
  @attributes:
    shortDbName: hlh
    uiTerm: 182769197
    longDbName: Humanities International Complete
    uiTag: AN
  controlInfo:
    bkinfo:
    jinfo:
      jid:
        08828539
        6A0
      jtl: Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies
      issn: 08828539
      maglogo: N
    pubinfo:
      dt: 2024
      vid: 42
      iid: 3
      pid: 19334
      pub: Purdue University Press
    artinfo:
      ui:
        182769197
        10.1353/sho.2024.a950366
      ppf: 26
      ppct: 28
      formats:
        fmt:
          – @attributes:
              type: T
          – @attributes:
              type: P
              size: 687KB
      tig:
        atl: Debating the Place of Yiddish in the Romanian Jewish Education System During the Interwar Period: Perspectives from Jewish Elites and Romanian Authorities.
      aug:
        au: Nastasă-Matei, Irina
      su:
        Political communication
        Jewish children
        National character
        Jewish students
        Jewish religious schools
        Antisemitism
        Peasants
        Regional differences
        Interorganizational networks
      sug:
        subj:
          Political communication
          Jewish children
          National character
          Jewish students
          Jewish religious schools
          Antisemitism
          Peasants
          Regional differences
          Interorganizational networks
      keyword:
        antisemitism
        education legislation
        Greater Romania
        minority politics
        minority rights
        school system
        Yiddish
      ab: The article discusses the debates surrounding the use of Yiddish as a language of education in Jewish schools in Greater Romania during the interwar period. Various Jewish elites and Romanian authorities had conflicting views on the matter, with Jewish leaders from different regions and political orientations advocating for either Yiddish or Hebrew. The Romanian authorities implemented laws aimed at Romanianizing the education system, which impacted Jewish schools, leading to challenges and restrictions on teaching in Yiddish. The article highlights the diverse linguistic identities and educational traditions of Jewish communities in different regions of Greater Romania, shedding light on the tensions and conflicts surrounding the use of Yiddish in Jewish education.
      pubtype: Academic Journal
      doctype: Article
      src: R
    language: English
    refInfo:
    copyright:
      @attributes:
        flag: Y
      custom: Copyright of Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies is the property of Purdue University Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use.
      item: Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies
      holder: Purdue University Press
      dt:
        @attributes:
          year: 2024
    holdings:
      @attributes:
        islocal: N