Raising Secular Jews: Yiddish Schools and Their Periodicals for American Children, 1917–1950 by Naomi Prawer Kadar synced Eddie Cantor

Eddie Cantor

New York and Ann Arbor

She is the codirector of the creative documentary feature film The New Man

When they take the stage – and they have been taking the stage for four decades – an unparalleled dedication to skill and traditions shines through – interlaced with real outlaw mentality

and poignant book

Raising Secular Jews: Yiddish Schools and Their Periodicals for American Children, 1917–1950 by Naomi Prawer Kadar synced Eddie CantorThis 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