Abstract
AbstractThis chapter focuses on the origins and writings of Yiddish literature written in Eastern Europe. Titles of the earliest work are enumerated, those that were of notable influence on modern literature. Times of oppression, such as the Khmelnitski massacre in 1648, forced the Jewish people to migrate to other regions in Europe, such as the Central and Western parts. Due to the new settling of colonies, they brought with them the Yiddish literature, which they were able to share with the natives. It brought about the further expansion of the literature. Also highlighted in the chapter are commemorative poems that are important manifestations of the Eastern Yiddish Literature. They also reflect the cruelty and pain that the massacre caused.
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