Timeline
Lifetime:
1830 -
1892
Passed: ≈
132 years ago
Title
Writer
Country/Nationality
יהודה לייב גורדון Judah Leib Gordon
Books by יהודה לייב גורדון Judah Leib Gordon
קוצו של יוד (The Point on Top of the Yodh)
Poetry
Philosophy
Non-Fiction
Drama
19th century
Women's Rights
Divorce
social commentary
Social Justice
Jewish Identity
Gender Inequality
Hebrew Poetry
Rabbinic Authority
Religious Law
Haskalah
Tradition vs. Modernity
“The Point on Top of the Yodh” is a powerful Hebrew poem by Judah Leib Gordon that delves into the complexities of Jewish life in the 19th century. It highlights the struggles of women, particularly those seeking divorce, within a system dominated by...
שני ימים ולילה אחד בבית מלון אורחים (Two Days and One Night in a Hotel)
Romance
Fiction
Novel
Realism
Enlightenment
Religion
Language
Romance
Literature
Satire
Jewish
Hebrew
Novel
Russian
Shtetl
This book is a Hebrew novel by Judah Leib Gordon published in 1868 and set in a shtetl, a small Jewish village in Eastern Europe, where life was full of contradictions. Gordon was a leading figure in the modern revival of Hebrew language and culture....