Analyzes how the Jewish popular press in the Russian and Ottoman empires helped construct modern Jewish identities
List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Note on Transliterations, Dates, and Terms
Introduction: Making Jews Modern
Part One. The Yiddish and Ladino Press in the Russian and Ottoman
Empires
1. Creating a Yiddish Newspaper Culture
2. Creating a Ladino Newspaper Culture
Part Two. Imaging Culture
3. Iconographies of Agitation
4. The Science of Healthy Living
Part Three. Advertising Aspiration
5. Images of Daily Life
6. Advertising Anxiety
Epilogue
Notes
Works Cited
Index
Sarah Abrevaya Stein is Associate Professor of History at the University of Washington.
"An engaging and thought-provoking analysis, ... a pioneering foray into a new field of study, 'Jews and Empires in History.'" - Slavic Review
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