This is a scholarly reference work published jointly by Yale University Press and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, with entries written by named specialist contributors on East European Jewish history and culture, edited by Gershon David Hundert. Its entries on Vilnius and its Great Synagogue and shulhoyf, the historic synagogue courtyard complex, are cited here for that documented specialist authorship rather than for the publisher's name alone. Use it for established scholarly facts about a specific East European Jewish community or institution a named entry directly addresses; a claim needing more current detail than a 2008 reference can offer should be checked against a more recent source.
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AuthorGershon David Hundert (ed.)
PublisherYale University Press / YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
Publication Year2008
URLhttps://yivoencyclopedia.org/
Source Typereference
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A scholarly reference encyclopedia on East European Jewry edited by Gershon David Hundert, published by Yale University Press with the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. NotesScholarly reference on East European Jewry; entries on Vilnius and its Great Synagogue and shulhoyf.
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This source names Vilnius directly: "Its entries on Vilnius and its Great Synagogue and shulhoyf, the historic synagogue courtyard complex, are cited here for that documented specialist authorship rather than for the publisher's name..."
Source The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern EuropeGershon David Hundert (ed.)
Claims Backed By This Source (137 claims)
This source backs 137 claims across the atlas. As facts: 91 well-attested, 3 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 15 holds, 2 connected. Plus 26 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Denominations, 27 claims: 19 well-attested, 4 holds, 4 general references.
- Historical Figures, 24 claims: 16 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate, 2 holds, 4 general references.
- Mythical Creatures, 22 claims: 17 well-attested, 5 general references.
- Articles, 21 claims: 17 well-attested, 1 connected, 3 general references.
- Cultures, 11 claims: 4 well-attested, 6 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Open Questions, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
- Languages, 6 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 2 holds, 1 general references.
- Beliefs & Restrictions, 4 claims: 1 well-attested, 3 general references.
- Cities, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Religious Dress & Vestments, 2 claims: 2 general references.
- Sacred Sites, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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91Articles
A Germanic Language in Hebrew LettersA Restless Soul That Possesses the LivingBittul, and a Teaching Preserved by Other PeopleIbbur, Gilgul and Dybbuk as One Kabbalistic SystemInstitutions, Israel, and the Arguments InsidePossession Without MaliceRhineland Roots, Yiddish and the World of Eastern EuropeS. Ansky and the Play That Fixed the WordTaytsh, the Tsene-rene and the Hasidic TaleTeachings and a Grave Standing In for a Living RebbeThe Court That Made a MovementThe Gaon, and the War Against HasidismThe Great Synagogue, the Gate of Dawn, and What Was LostThe Tales, and a Rebbe Who Was Never ReplacedTorah Together with the World General References
26Religious Dress & Vestments
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