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The Lost History of Yiddish Popular Fiction

Adventures in Jewish Studies Podcast by Association for Jewish Studies

Apr 15, 202631:47Religion & Spirituality

In this episode, scholars and translators discuss Yiddish popular fiction known as "shund," serialized in Yiddish newspapers around the turn of the 20th century, and consider the gap between this popular, commercial lite...

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The Lost History of Yiddish Popular Fiction is an episode from Adventures in Jewish Studies Podcast by Association for Jewish Studies. In this episode, scholars and translators discuss Yiddish popular fiction known as "shund," serialized in...

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In this episode, scholars and translators discuss Yiddish popular fiction known as "shund," serialized in Yiddish newspapers around the turn of the 20th century, and consider the gap between this popular, commercial literature and literary fiction. Guest scholars include Jessica Kirzane, Eddy Portnoy, Mikhl Yashinsky, and Saul Noam Zaritt with host Avishay Artsy.

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Published Apr 15, 2026 and 31:47 long