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General Encyclopedia Yiddn A, in Yiddish, illust., 1st ed.,1950, NY - General Encyclopedia Yiddn A, in Yiddish, illust., 1st ed.,1950, NY Hudson Offset Co. NY, 656 Columns, many illustrations. Hard cover, size: 28 x 22 cm. Condition: wear, rubbing and soiling to cover, corners bumped; some soiling to endpapers; inside good condition Weight: 1400 gr. A major project to document Jewish and general knowledge, was in production and published in installations around 1950, with volumes appearing from the late 1930s into the 1960s, despite interruptions from Nazism and WWII forcing its editors from Berlin to Paris and then New York. In the 1950s, work continued in New York, funded by postwar resources, focusing on the Yidn (Jews) series, aiming to define Jewish culture and history for a modern Yiddish-speaking world, becoming a vital symbol of displaced Jewish culture. Exile & Relocation: Editors fled Nazi Germany (1933) to Paris, then to New York (WWII), where the project continued with postwar funding. 1950s Activity: Around 1950, the project was active in New York, publishing volumes of the Yidn series (e.g., seven volumes published between 1939-1966) and working on other related encyclopedic efforts.