Table of Contents

Introduction: Jewish Women Authors of the Soviet Union and the Present Study 1. Literature and Political Regime in Russia 2. Alexandra Brushtein (1884-1968): The Tears Behind the Smiles 3. Elizaveta Polonskaia (1890-1969): Concealed a Storm of Emotion 4. Raisa Bloch (1899-1943): A Genius Unaware of Her Talent 5. Hanna Levina (1900-1969): A Jewish Communist Fighter 6. Olga Ziv (1904-1963): An Unknown Jewish Author 7. Yulia Neiman (1907-1994): Brilliant Philosopher and Poetess 8. Rahil’ Baumwohl’ (1914-2000): The Joy of Creativity and Motherhood 9. Margarita Aliger (1915-1992): A Soviet Poetess Devoted to Stalin 10. Sarah Levina-Kul’neva (1920-?): Love Story in the Era of Stalinist Prosecutions 11. Sarah Pogreb (b. 1921): The History of Silence 12. Zinaida Mirkina (b. 1926): Suffering as a Path Toward Faith Bibliography Index

About the Author

Rina Lapidus is an Associate Professor at Comparative Literature Department, Bar-Ilan University, Israel.