Yiddishist theorist
Chaim Zhitlovsky
Life
1865–1943
He defined secular Jewish nationhood through Yiddish language and culture.
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Chaim Zhitlovsky tied Jewish nationhood to Yiddish language and culture. Zhitlovsky defined secular Jewish belonging through participation in a Yiddish cultural sphere.