
In the 1930s, Poetry Was Essential in Fighting Fascism
A group of Communist Party–aligned Yiddish poets in the 1930s sought to bridge national and cultural divides through language. Their poetry remains a milestone of internationalism in the arts.
Amelia Glaser is an associate professor of Russian and comparative literature at University of California, San Diego
A group of Communist Party–aligned Yiddish poets in the 1930s sought to bridge national and cultural divides through language. Their poetry remains a milestone of internationalism in the arts.