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A Garment Worker's LegacyThe Joe Fishstein Collection of Yiddish Poetry |
A catalogue of one of the most important private collections of Yiddish poetry in the world.
Joe Fishstein, a garment worker in the Bronx, New York, amassed an extraordinary collection of some 2300 Yiddish books, mostly poetry, from many different countries. A Garment Worker's Legacy is a romanized catalogue of the collection, which is housed in the rare books department of the McLennan Library at McGill University.
In addition to standard works, the collection includes many rare books, most of which have been preserved in vintage condition by beautiful hand-made jackets fashioned by Fishstein. The collection also includes albums of early twentieth-century post cards and trade union memorabilia.
The catalogue includes a preface by Ruth R. Wisse, who was instrumental in acquiring the collection for McGill, a comprehensive introduction, and extensive indices. A table of name equivalents links a name in its original Hebrew alphabet form to the Roman alphabet version used in the entries and indices. The illustrator index contains more than 400 artists, including Marc Chagall and El Lissitsky.
In addition to standard works, the collection includes many rare books, most of which have been preserved in vintage condition by beautiful hand-made jackets fashioned by Fishstein. The collection also includes albums of early twentieth-century post cards and trade union memorabilia.
The catalogue includes a preface by Ruth R. Wisse, who was instrumental in acquiring the collection for McGill, a comprehensive introduction, and extensive indices. A table of name equivalents links a name in its original Hebrew alphabet form to the Roman alphabet version used in the entries and indices. The illustrator index contains more than 400 artists, including Marc Chagall and El Lissitsky.
Details
Part of the Fontanus Monograph Series (number 11 in series)
McGill University Libraries
ISBN 9780773514577
January 1998
Formats: Cloth
"The Fishstein collection ... represents one of the finest single private libraries of Yiddish literature to be found anywhere ... What sets it apart is both its sheer size and the large number of rare or ephemeral items found in only a few libraries anywhere in the world." Zachary M. Baker, head librarian, YIVO Institute of Jewish Research, New York
Goldie Sigal is Jewish studies bibliographer, McLennan Library, McGill University.
