Raising Secular Jews: Yiddish Schools and Their Periodicals for American Children, 1917–1950 by Naomi Prawer Kadar synced Advancements in modern transportation allowed

Advancements in modern transportation allowed Yiddish theater artists to reach global audiences

and even hand-rolled couscous with festive partners such as tangy quick pickles

Eddie Cantor

The life stories of these and many others

London): its humble beginnings

Raising Secular Jews: Yiddish Schools and Their Periodicals for American Children, 1917–1950 by Naomi Prawer Kadar synced Advancements in modern transportation allowedThis unique literary study of Yiddish childrens periodicals casts new light on secular Yiddish schools in America in the first half of the twentieth century. Rejecting the traditional religious education of the Talmud Torahs and congregational schools, these Yiddish schools chose Yiddish itself as the primary conduit of Jewish identity and culture. Four Yiddish school networks emerged, which despite their political and ideological differences were all