TY - BOOK AU - Goldenshteyn,Pinkhes-Dov AU - Rotenfeld,Michoel TI - The Shochet: A Memoir of Jewish Life in Ukraine and Crimea SN - 9798887193014 AV - DS135.U43 U1 - 940.53/18092 23/eng/20231128 PY - 2023///] CY - Boston, MA PB - Academic Studies Press KW - Habad KW - Europe, Eastern KW - Biography KW - Hasidism KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Jews KW - Palestine KW - Russia KW - 19th century KW - Ukraine KW - Crimea KW - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Jewish KW - bisacsh KW - Eastern Europe KW - Epidemics KW - Jewish life in Ukraine KW - Russian Empire KW - Tsarist Russia KW - antisemitism KW - minorities KW - nineteenth century KW - secularization N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Foreword --; Acknowledgements --; A Note about the Translation --; Map of Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania --; Map of Tiraspol and Its Environs --; Introduction The Autobiography of Pinkhes-Dov (Pinye-Ber) Goldenshteyn—A Traditionalist’s Unique Depiction of Nineteenth-Century Jewish Life in Tsarist Russia --; The Shochet: A Memoir of Jewish Life in Ukraine and Crimea --; Volume II, Contents --; Praise; restricted access N2 - “An impressively researched and surprisingly accessible portrait of Jewish life in the mid-19th century.” - Kirkus ReviewsSet in Ukraine and Crimea, this unique autobiography offers a fascinating, detailed picture of life in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Tsarist Russia. Goldenshteyn (1848-1930), a traditional Jew who was orphaned as a young boy, is a master storyteller. Folksy, funny, streetwise, and self-confident, he is a keen observer of nineteenth-century Eastern Europe, both Jewish and non-Jewish. His accounts are vivid and readable, sometimes stunning in their intensity. The memoir is brimming with information; his adventures shed light on communal life, persecution, family relationships, religious practices and beliefs, social classes, local politics, interactions between Jews and other religious communities (including Muslims, who formed the majority of Crimea’s populace), epidemics, poverty, competition for resources, migration, war, modernity and secularization, holy men and charlatans, acts of kindness and acts of treachery. In chronicling his own life, Goldenshteyn inadvertently tells a bigger story-the story of how a small, oppressed people, among other minority groups, struggled for survival in the massive Russian Empire.Until now, only a small circle of Yiddish-speaking scholars had access to this extremely significant primary source. This translation is a game-changer, making this treasure trove of information accessible to academics and ordinary readers alike. Informed by research in Ukrainian, Israeli, and American archives and personal interviews with the few surviving individuals who knew Goldenshteyn personally, The Shochet is a magnificent new contribution to Jewish and Eastern European history UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9798887193014 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9798887193014 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9798887193014/original ER -