Deborah and Her Sisters How One Nineteenth-Century Melodrama and a Host of Celebrated Actresses Put Judaism on the World Stage |
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| Author:
| Hess, Jonathan M. |
| Series title: | Jewish Culture and Contexts Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8122-4958-3 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2017 |
| Publisher: | University of Pennsylvania Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $59.95 |
Book Description:
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Before Fiddler on the Roof, there was Deborah, a blockbuster melodrama about a Jewish woman forsaken by her non-Jewish lover. Deborah and Her Sisters offers the first comprehensive history of this transnational phenomenon, focusing on its ability to bring Jews and non-Jews together during a period of increasing antisemitism.
Before Fiddler on the Roof, there was Deborah, a blockbuster melodrama about a Jewish woman forsaken by her non-Jewish lover. Deborah and Her Sisters offers the first comprehensive history of this transnational phenomenon, focusing on its ability to bring Jews and non-Jews together during a period of increasing antisemitism.