Roots, #9
January-June 1998
The
magazine opens with an article
"Historical Science of Jewish self-Identification in Russia" by Vladimir Dvoryanov from Penza. The
author gives a system description of Jewish nation formation on the basis of
common language, culture, history and tradition. Svetlana Busygina from Saratov, the author of the article "Family or School? (to the Problem of
National Upbringing)", gives an outlook on history of Jewish education
and upbringing, trying to define either family or school should be at the head
of this process.
The
same section of the magazine includes an article "The Life is Spurt!" by Zilya Segal from Samara, tells
about Ruvim Yevelevich, the author of the book "You will not catch me, the
Dragon!" The writing of the book was started in Samara, continued and
finished in Israel.
The
section "Lectures"
contains an article by Michael Gurovich
from Nizhny Novgorod, where the author tells about different groups of
Jews, their tradition, culture and ethnic peculiarities.
The
section "Memoirs and
Documents" opens with the article "Colony
"Ikor" ("Ploughman") History (from the Memoirs of Former
colonist)" written by Isaak
Kucherov from Penza, who is one of the few living eye-witnesses of the
former colony. The next article "Archives
Materials about Jewish Life in Tambov" by Semyon Hendler from Tambov. The author describes materials
preserved in the archives of Tambov, concerning the life of the Jews.
The
section "International Scientific
Conference on Judaics" informs about the conference which took place
in Saratov State University on November, 1997 and contains texts and theses of
participants' reports.
The
section "Opinions. Reviews.
Criticism" includes reviews of materials published in previous issues
of the magazine. The reviews were submitted by our readers as well as experts: Yeugeny Brodsky from Poltava, Prof.
Bronislav Tabachnikov from Voronezh, Dr. llya Yagninsky from Belgorod, Prof.
Boris Zilbert from Saratov.
At the end of the issue the reader will find information about the authors.