"Meyn fater izt a yud": An Edition of Fragments of Jewish Folklore

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

"Meyn fater izt a yud": An Edition of Fragments of Jewish Folklore

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This article provides an edition, transcription, contextual overview and basic analysis of two previously unknown manuscript fragments of Jewish folklore from the Luže synagogue genizah in eastern Bohemia, which date from the first half of the nineteenth century. These manuscripts comprise a collection of folk and semifolk songs in JudeoGerman, and to a lesser extent in Czech, all written in Hebrew script. They provide a unique insight into the linguistic practices and cultural creativity of the Jewish community in rural Bohemia. The documented lyrics are characterized by their thematic diversity, including satirical and erotic ditties, drinking and military songs, and selfironic texts. Of particular interest are the ditties about Eyzak Leyb, the archetypal “schle miel” – an inept, bungling mock hero in Yiddish literature. In terms of form, the song lyrics reflect the folk and urban song culture of the period, making use of diverse rhyming structures and forms of wordplay. The manuscript edition demonstrates not only a significant level of folkloric adaptation and transcultur al exchange, but also, and more importantly, the existence of a previously over looked collecting activity that may be connected to the Gubernial Collection of Folk Songs (1819). The findings from the Luže genizah are a unique resource for understanding the cultural dynamics of Bohemian Jews, substantially expanding the scope of Jewish folklore research, which has traditionally focused on Eastern European Yiddish materials.

Název v anglickém jazyce

"Meyn fater izt a yud": An Edition of Fragments of Jewish Folklore

Popis výsledku anglicky

This article provides an edition, transcription, contextual overview and basic analysis of two previously unknown manuscript fragments of Jewish folklore from the Luže synagogue genizah in eastern Bohemia, which date from the first half of the nineteenth century. These manuscripts comprise a collection of folk and semifolk songs in JudeoGerman, and to a lesser extent in Czech, all written in Hebrew script. They provide a unique insight into the linguistic practices and cultural creativity of the Jewish community in rural Bohemia. The documented lyrics are characterized by their thematic diversity, including satirical and erotic ditties, drinking and military songs, and selfironic texts. Of particular interest are the ditties about Eyzak Leyb, the archetypal “schle miel” – an inept, bungling mock hero in Yiddish literature. In terms of form, the song lyrics reflect the folk and urban song culture of the period, making use of diverse rhyming structures and forms of wordplay. The manuscript edition demonstrates not only a significant level of folkloric adaptation and transcultur al exchange, but also, and more importantly, the existence of a previously over looked collecting activity that may be connected to the Gubernial Collection of Folk Songs (1819). The findings from the Luže genizah are a unique resource for understanding the cultural dynamics of Bohemian Jews, substantially expanding the scope of Jewish folklore research, which has traditionally focused on Eastern European Yiddish materials.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60206 - Specific literatures

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Judaica Bohemiae

ISSN

0022-5738

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

2025

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

60

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

30

Strana od-do

103-132

Kód UT WoS článku

001626967600005

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105023328125