Eugene driker immediate past chair attorney, barris, sott, denn and driker detroit, michigan. In a major work of scholarship both erudite and very funny, columbia professor jeremy dauber traces the origins of jewish comedy and its development from biblical times to. Jeremy dauber marvelously brings the adventure to life in the worlds of sholem aleichem sholem aleichems life was as improbable and dramatic as any of his stories, and in this first comprehensive englishlanguage biography of the greatest yiddish writer, jeremy dauber marvelously brings the adventure to life. Jeremy dauber is the atran professor of yiddish language, literature, and culture and director of the institute for israel and jewish studies at columbia university. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Dauber s rehabilitation of old yiddish literature, his attempt to rescue it from the german and italian ghettos, is something markedly new. Antonios devils deals both historically and theoretically with the origi. His breath of knowledge and insights are staggering. Join valley beit midrash as we welcome professor jeremy dauber for a thoughtprovoking discussion on his latest book, jewish comedy. From sholem aleichem to broad city, scholar presents. Yiddish literature and the early modern and antonios devils. Dec 01, 2017 jeremy daubers jewish comedy looks at laughter across more than 2,000 years. From sholem aleichem to broad city, scholar presents tradition of jewish humor speaking at londons jewish book week on sunday, prof.
Jeremy dauber is the atran professor of yiddish language, literature and. Jeremy dauber s jewish comedy looks at laughter across more than 2,000 years. Dauber is the atran professor of yiddish language, literature, and culture in the. He arrived for a summer in amherst after his freshman year at harvard, and like so many students before and since, the time spent immersed in and surrounded by the products of yiddish culture inspired him to return to school with a serious intent. Jeremys new book, a serious history of jewish comedy. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. If you love to be shepherded through exotic realms, if you are excited by big ideas, this is the book for you. Yes, hes a brilliant scholar, but his book never loses sight of its appreciation and love of humor, as part of the human condition. Jeremy dauber on the worlds of sholem aleichem yiddish book. The worlds of sholem aleichem by jeremy dauber sholem aleichem did all he could to escape the limited life that he sentimentalized in his beloved yiddish tales.
In a major work of scholarship both erudite and very funny, jeremy dauber traces the origins of jewish comedy and its development from biblical times to the age of twitter. Aaron lansky visits with jeremy dauber, author of the recently published the worlds of sholem aleichem. He is the author of shakespeare on the american yiddish stage and the editor of yiddish theatre. Spanning the breadth of that history, from the bible to seinfeld and beyond, columbia university professor jeremy daubers jewish comedy. Jeremy dauber is a professor of yiddish literature at columbia university, where he also serves as director of its institute for israel and jewish studies and teaches in the american studies program. Six questions the worlds of sholem aleichem, by jeremy. Dauber has produced a firstrate book, at once interesting and eminently readable, and both historians and students of jewish literature will learn much. Writers of the jewish enlightenment and the birth of modern hebrew and yiddish literature. Jeremy dauber is the atran professor of yiddish language, literature, and culture at columbia university, where he also serves as director of its institute.
Jeremy dauber is a professor of yiddish literature at columbia university, where he also. A life in fact and fiction is a downloadable lecture series by professor jeremy dauber, the atran professor of yiddish language, literature, and culture in the department of germanic languages at columbia university, specializing in yiddish and jewish literature, american jewish culture, and american studies. Former yiddish book center intern jeremy dauber now runs the yiddish studies program at columbia. Yiddish literature and the early modern, antonios d. A serious history humor has been a central part of jewish identity since biblical times, according to jeremy dauber, professor of yiddish language, literature, and culture in the department of germanic languages at columbia university. Jeremy dauber is the atran professor of yiddish language, literature, and culture at columbia. In a major work of scholarship that explores the funny side of some very serious business and vice versa, jeremy dauber examines the origins of jewish comedy and its development from biblical times to the age of twitter. Apr 12, 2014 theres no talking about sholem aleichem without talking about fiddler on the roof, jeremy dauber maintains on the first page of his new biography the worlds of sholem aleichem. Chronicles of a teenaged supervillain, his first childrens book.
However you encounter sholem aleichemin whatever way, in whatever formyou wont regret it. Jeremy dauber is atran assistant professor of yiddish at columbia university. A serious history norton, october 31, 2017 thursday, november 16 at 1. He is the author of several books on jewish literature, including in the demons bedroom. The conundrum facing jeremy dauber as he worked on his latest book is embodied in the title. Yiddish learning learning yiddish yiddish book center. A serious history is an erudite and entertaining exploration of the multidimensional jewish comic sensibility, one that plows familiar ground while also unearthing humor in some surprising places. Dauber is a professor at columbia university, specializing in yiddish and jewish literature, american jewish culture, and american studies. Professor jeremy dauber gets serious about jewish comedy. Jeremy dauber atran associate professor of yiddish language, literature and culture columbia university new york, new york. And he explores an enormous range of comic masterpieces, from the book of esther, talmudic rabbi jokes, yiddish satires. Ultimately, the twin pictures of the present and future of yiddish these books present are at odds with each other. The remarkable life and afterlife of the man who created tevye jewish encounters series. Daubers rehabilitation of old yiddish literature, his attempt to rescue it from the german and italian ghettos, is something markedly new.
In 2006 he and joel berkowitz will publish an anthology of their translations of landmark yiddish plays. The art of feeling sholem aleichems unforgettable legacy. The remarkable life and afterlife of the man who created tevye jewish encounters series dauber, jeremy on. He is the author of several books on jewish literature, including a biography of sholem aleichem that was a finalist for the national jewish book award. This important study is the first to offer a sustained look at a va. Writing with dazzling scholarly insight and in a style as appealing as his subject, dauber reveals what made jews laugh over the centuries. Yiddish expert jeremy dauber examines the nature of jewish humor and. The russianspeaking yiddish author sholem aleichem 18591916 was, in his lifetime, a prolific popular writer and a failed playwright. In a major work of scholarship that explores the funny side of some v. Last year, two of the worlds most engaging yiddish scholarsruth wisse, recently retired from harvard, and her brother, david roskies of hebrew university and the jewish theological seminaryspent an afternoon on stage at the yiddish book center discussing and debating their favorite sholem aleichem stories in a lively, freewheeling conversation. A catalog of an exhibition from the yiddish collection of the harvard college library, marion aptroot and jeremy dauber, harvard university press, 2005.
Dauber a professor at columbia university and the author of three other books, including a highly praised biography of the foundational yiddish writer sholem aleichemis a historian foremost, and his primary focus, as well as his strength, is spotting trends and charting their movements. Free and open to the public books sold by eight cousins bookstore an erudite survey of the evolution and distinctiveness of jewish humor. Writers of the jewish enlightenment and the birth of modern hebrew and yiddish. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read landmark yiddish plays. In a departure from his typical scholarly output, jeremy dauber, the atran professor of yiddish language, literature and culture, answers these and other questions in mayhem and madness. Jeremy daubers history of jewish humor adam wilson. Jeremy dauber is the atran professor of yiddish language, literature and culture and, for a decade, directed the institute of israel and jewish studies at columbia university, where also teaches in the american studies program. Indeed, although dauber proposes that roots of jewish comedy go all the way back to the bible he uses the book of esther as a touchstone of jewish humor he also argues that america is. Columbia news caught up with dauber recently to chat about his latest work. Writers of the jewish enlightenment and the birth of modern hebrew and yiddish literature, and the worlds of sholem aleichem, which was a finalist for the national jewish book award. But readers can be happy that we have both these authors to paint each of them. Jeremy dauber is the atran professor of yiddish language, literature and culture and director of columbias institute of israel and jewish studies. Jeremy dauber the institute for israel and jewish studies.
Two episodes of the yiddish book centers podcast also cover sholem aleichems life and work. Finalist for the national jewish book award dauber deftly surveys the whole recorded history of jewish humour. Writers of the jewish enlightenment and the birth of modern hebrew and yiddish literature, and the worlds of sholem aleichem, which. He is the author of several books on jewish literature. Oct 31, 2017 jeremy dauber is the atran professor of yiddish language, literature and culture at columbia university. The first, an interview by aaron lansky of sholem aleichems biographer, jeremy dauber. In this brilliant and groundbreaking book, jeremy dauber shows that jerry seinfeld and sarah silverman are just the latest members of an ancient tradition of jewish humor that stretches all the way back to the bible. Penina migdal glazer levin professor emerita, hampshire college amherst, massachusetts.
Who were the readers of popular yiddish literature, and how did they make sense of such rich and dense texts. A critical anthology ebook written by joel berkowitz, jeremy dauber. Writers of the jewish enlightenment and the birth of modern hebrew and. Dauber offers a nuanced analysis of the contemporary understanding of differing genres of older yiddish literature, and of the role those genres played in reflecting and shaping the culture of early modern judaism. Adam wilson, bookforum this book is brilliant, endlessly revelatory, and jeremy dauber is that rare scholar and critic of real depth who doesnt just make his subject accessible but animates it with the strength of his prose.
Dauber and lansky discuss this most beloved of yiddish writers, and we learn why it has taken almost one hundred years for a major biography of him to appear. About jeremy dauber jeremy dauber is a professor of yiddish literature at columbia university, where he also serves as director of its institute for israel and jewish studies and teaches in the american studies program. Writers of the jewish enlightenment and the birth of modern hebrew and yiddish literature stanford. Given that this is a first book from a young scholar, antonios devils is a most impressive offering, one that would elicit from his maskilic protagonists the hope that he produce books. Yiddish literature and the early modern, antonios devils. Jeremy dauber is a professor of yiddish and jewish literature at columbia university, where he directs the institute for israel and jewish studies. Jewish comedy by jeremy dauber overdrive rakuten overdrive.
Writers of the jewish enlightenment and the birth of modern hebrew and yiddish literature, was published in 2004 by stanford university press. Writers of the jewish enlightenment and the birth of modern hebrew and yiddish literature stanford university press, 2004. Nov 03, 2004 ultimately, the twin pictures of the present and future of yiddish these books present are at odds with each other. Dauber is a professor at columbia university, specializing in. Writers of the jewish enlightenment and the birth of modern hebrew and yiddish literature, and the worlds of sholem aleichem, which was a. There isnt one passage in the worlds of sholem aleichem. Jeremy dauber is the atran professor of yiddish language, literature and culture at columbia university. His newest book, the worlds of sholem aleichem schocken books nexbook press, is now available. An alumnus of the yiddish book centers steiner summer yiddish program, he serves on the centers board of directors. Dauber, the atran professor of yiddish language, literature and culture in the department of germanic languages, was well aware that analyzing comedy runs the risk of killing it.
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