Judah Leib Gordon

With: Dr. Asael Ableman

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January 05, 2021

Judah Leib Gordon

In the middle of the 19th century, many Russian Jews made great efforts to integrate into Russian society. For the most part, their attempts failed, forcing them to look for new avenues of cultural identity. Yehuda Leib Gordon's poems bring this experience to light.

tags: History Literature Hebrew Zionism Poetry Hebrew poetry poetry Israel

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