A Time to Sow
Refusenik Life in Leningrad, 1979-1989
Seiten
2025
University of Toronto Press (Verlag)
978-1-4875-5725-6 (ISBN)
University of Toronto Press (Verlag)
978-1-4875-5725-6 (ISBN)
Drawing on historical documents and personal experiences, A Time to Sow provides an insight into Jewish life in Leningrad during the 1980s.
A Time to Sow offers a glimpse into the unofficial Jewish life in 1980s Leningrad, shaped by numerous long-term refusals from authorities to grant exit visas to Jews seeking to migrate to Israel. The book reveals how the lives of the "refuseniks" were marked by a continuous struggle for the right to emigrate, as well as by the formation of an informal community. It traces how the community provided mutual assistance in times of distress, particularly offering support to imprisoned activists and their families. The community also maintained contacts with co-religionist supporters visiting from abroad, engaged in Hebrew teaching, facilitated religious revival, celebrated Jewish holidays as a group, disseminated samizdat publications, conducted popular lectures on Jewish history and culture, and pursued Jewish studies. The book divulges how all these activities took place in private, despite the ban and persecution by the authorities.
Drawing from analyses of historical sources, rare archival materials, as well as personal experiences including interviews with activists, the book provides a rich and nuanced understanding of this unique period. Ultimately, A Time to Sow presents a critical, non-apologetic perspective to uncover a distinctive, little-known chapter of Russian Jewish history in Leningrad, one of Russia’s most important cities.
A Time to Sow offers a glimpse into the unofficial Jewish life in 1980s Leningrad, shaped by numerous long-term refusals from authorities to grant exit visas to Jews seeking to migrate to Israel. The book reveals how the lives of the "refuseniks" were marked by a continuous struggle for the right to emigrate, as well as by the formation of an informal community. It traces how the community provided mutual assistance in times of distress, particularly offering support to imprisoned activists and their families. The community also maintained contacts with co-religionist supporters visiting from abroad, engaged in Hebrew teaching, facilitated religious revival, celebrated Jewish holidays as a group, disseminated samizdat publications, conducted popular lectures on Jewish history and culture, and pursued Jewish studies. The book divulges how all these activities took place in private, despite the ban and persecution by the authorities.
Drawing from analyses of historical sources, rare archival materials, as well as personal experiences including interviews with activists, the book provides a rich and nuanced understanding of this unique period. Ultimately, A Time to Sow presents a critical, non-apologetic perspective to uncover a distinctive, little-known chapter of Russian Jewish history in Leningrad, one of Russia’s most important cities.
Michael Beizer is a retired research fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Ann Komaromi is a professor in the Centre for Comparative Literature and the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Toronto.
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Style and Transliteration
Introduction – Leningrad in the Eighties: Cultivating New Jewish Life
1. The Struggle
2. Practical Support
3. National Culture
4. Religious Revival
5. Jewish Studies
Conclusion: A Distinctive Chapter of Russian Jewish History
Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 04.04.2025 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Toronto |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 159 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 540 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4875-5725-6 / 1487557256 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4875-5725-6 / 9781487557256 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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