The Ruth Rubin Legacy
Archive of Yiddish Folksongs

Letter to Irwin Silber, editor of "Sing Out", Feb. 13, 1963

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Title

Letter to Irwin Silber, editor of "Sing Out", Feb. 13, 1963

Date

Feb. 13, 1963

Description

Letter sent by Ruth Rubin to Irwin Silber (editor of Sing Out) preparing the publication of her English translations of Yiddish songs. She mentions the Jewish Resistance under the German occupation and the historical debates regarding this topic, using songs as "the most dramatic evidence of a constant resistance in many forms."

Creator

Ruth Rubin's Papers

Source

YIVO RG 620 box 39

Publisher

YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

Language

English

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Citation

Ruth Rubin's Papers, “Letter to Irwin Silber, editor of "Sing Out", Feb. 13, 1963,” YIVO Online Exhibitions, accessed March 29, 2024, https://strashunlibrary.yivo.org/items/show/2321.
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