The Birobidzhan Affair: A Yiddish Writer in Siberia (English and Yiddish Edition)

Israel Emiots prison memoir, The Birobidzhan Affair, is a poignant, captivating chronicle of the persecution of Jews and Jewish culture in the last years of Stalin's Russia. It stands out among the dozens of such accounts for the simple reason that its author was a sensitive, talented writer who managed to convey his gruesome experiences in a controlled yet forceful manner, a style at once laconic and impassioned. The result is a gripping story of one man's tortures and hopes and a valuable historical document. both in its own right and for the mass of important data it contains. In this respect, Emiots work resembles Solzhenitsyns monumental Gulag Archipelago. Israel Emiot ; Translated From The Yiddish By Max Rosenfeld ; Introduction By Michael Stanislawski. Translation Of: Der Birobidzshaner Inyen. Includes Bibliographical References. The Birobidzhan Affair is the autobiography, “a chronicle of heart-rending events” recounting Emiot's eight years at hard labor in various work camps in Siberia