Memoiren einer Grossmutter, Band I by Pauline Wengeroff
"Memoiren einer Grossmutter, Band I" by Pauline Wengeroff is a memoir written in the early 20th century. The book vividly portrays the cultural history of Jews in Russia during the 19th century, detailing personal experiences and observations from the author's life. Wengeroff, who recounts her childhood and family life, provides insight into the challenges and transformations that the Jewish community faced during a pivotal period of enlightenment and change. At the start
of the memoir, Wengeroff reflects on her upbringing in a religious Jewish family in the town of Bobruisk, sharing fond memories of her parents and the customs that shaped her early years. She describes daily life intricately, highlighting her father's morning rituals and the family's strong connection to tradition and religious observance. The author also expresses her desire to document the significant cultural shifts experienced by Jews of her generation, emphasizing the contrast between her childhood innocence and the complexities of her later life as society evolved around her. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Wengeroff, Pauline, 1833-1916 |
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| Title |
Memoiren einer Grossmutter, Band I Bilder aus der Kulturgeschichte der Juden Russlands im 19. Jahrhundert |
| Note | Reading ease score: 69.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Norbert H. Langkau, Matthias Grammel, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Judaica-Sammlung der Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main (http://sammlungen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/judaica/nav/index/all) |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | DS: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Asia |
| Subject | Wengeroff, Pauline, 1833-1916 |
| Subject | Jews -- Belarus -- Minsk -- Biography |
| Subject | Jews -- Belarus -- Minsk -- Social life and customs |
| Subject | Minsk (Belarus) -- Biography |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 45488 |
| Release Date | Apr 25, 2014 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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