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Kathryn Hellerstein

Author of In New York: A Selection

6+ Works 40 Members 1 Favorited

About the Author

Kathryn Hellerstein teaches at the University of Pennsylvania. (Bowker Author Biography)

Includes the name: Kaatherine Hellerstein

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Works by Kathryn Hellerstein

In New York: A Selection (1982) — Translator and Editor — 26 copies

A Question of Tradition: Women Poets in Yiddish, 1586-1987 (2014) 10 copies

Against "Girl Songs": Gender and Sex in a Yiddish Modernist Journal 1 copy

Paper Bridges: Selected Poems of Kadya Molodowsky 1 copy

China and Ashkenazic Jewry: Transcultural Encounters (De Gruyter Oldenbourg) (2023) 1 copy

Moyshe Leyb Halpern's "In New York" 1 copy

Associated Works

Nice Jewish Girls: Growing Up in America (1996) — Contributor — 86 copies, 1 review

The State of the Language [1980] (1980) — Contributor — 84 copies, 3 reviews

Parable and Story in Judaism and Christianity (1989) — Contributor — 51 copies

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Hellerstein, Kathryn Ann
Birthdate: 1952
Gender: female
Education: Stanford University
Brandeis University
Wellesley College
Occupations: Yiddish professor
Jewish studies scholar
Organizations: University of Pennsylvania
Relationships: Stern, David (husband)
Nationality: USA
Associated Place (for map): USA

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Awards

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National Jewish Book Award

A Question of Tradition: Women Poets in Yiddish, 1586-1987 (Winner – Women's Studies – 2014)

Fenia and Yaakov Leviant Memorial Prize

A Question of Tradition: Women Poets in Yiddish, 1586-1987 (Winner – 2012-15)

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Statistics

Works: 6
Also by: 3
Members: 40
Popularity: #370,099
Rating: ½ 3.7

ISBNs: 5
Favorited: 1

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