TY - JOUR
TI - The Image of the Talush in Yitskhok-Dov Berkovitz’s Prose
AU - Jaworska, Agata
TI - The Image of the Talush in Yitskhok-Dov Berkovitz’s Prose
AB - In 1904, Yitskhok-Dov Berkovitz published the short story “Talush.” This term came to describe the literary portrayal of a man torn from his natural environment—a theme prevalent in Hebrew prose during that era. Talush evolved into a metaphor for Jews from the diaspora navigating the delicate balance between tradition and the progressive secularization of their world. Scholars, including Gershon Shaked and Avraham Holtz, categorize Berkovitz’s protagonists as “uprooted.” This article aims to compare the destinies of protagonists from previously unexamined stories: “Moshkeli-Hazir,” “Mi-Merhakim,” and “Koah ha-dimyon.” The objective of the author is to assess the extent of their rootlessness and alienation, demonstrating that these character types differ. The analysis of the stories proves that not all of them can be classified as talush.
VL - 2024
IS - Issue 1 (53)
PY - 2024
SN - 1506-9729
C1 - 2450-0100
SP - 213
EP - 242
DO - 10.4467/24500100STJ.24.009.19902
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/studia-judaica/article/wizerunek-talusza-w-tworczosci-icchaka-dowa-berkowicza
KW - uprooting
KW - New Hebrew prose
KW - diaspora
KW - alienation
KW - Yitskhok-Dov Berkovitz