How Long to Read Twenty Years with the Jewish Labor Bund

How Long Does it Take to Read Twenty Years with the Jewish Labor Bund?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 55 minutes to read Twenty Years with the Jewish Labor Bund by Bernard Goldstein

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Bernard Goldstein’s memoir describes a hard world of taverns, toughs, thieves, and prostitutes; of slaughterhouse workers, handcart porters, and wagon drivers; and of fist-and gunfights with everyone from anti-Semites and Communists to hostile police, which is to say that it depicts a totally different view of life in prewar Poland than the one usually portrayed. As such, the book offers a corrective view in the form of social history, one that commands attention and demands respect for the vitality and activism of the generation of Polish Jews so brutally annihilated by the barbarism of the Nazis. In Warsaw, a city with over 300,000 Jews (one third of the population), Bernstein was the Jewish Labor Bund’s “enforcer,” organizer, and head of their militia—the one who carried out daily, on-the-street organization of unions; the fighting off of Communists, Polish anti-Semitic hooligans, and antagonistic police; marshaling and protecting demonstrations; and even settling family disputes, some of them arising from the new secular, socialist culture being fostered by the Bund. Goldstein’s is a portrait of tough Jews willing to do battle—worldly, modern individuals dedicated to their folk culture and the survival of their people. It delivers an unparalleled street-level view of vibrant Jewish life in Poland between the wars: of Jewish masses entering modern life, of Jewish workers fighting for their rights, of optimism, of greater assertiveness and self-confidence, of armed combat, and even of scenes depicting the seamy, semi-criminal elements. It provides a representation of life in Poland before the great catastrophe of World War II, a life of flowering literary activity, secular political journalism, successful political struggle, immersion in modern politics, fights for worker rights and benefits, a strong social-democratic labor movement, creation of a secular school system in Yiddish, and a youth movement that later provided the heroic fighters for the courageous Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

How long is Twenty Years with the Jewish Labor Bund?

Twenty Years with the Jewish Labor Bund by Bernard Goldstein is 459 pages long, and a total of 118,881 words.

This makes it 155% the length of the average book. It also has 145% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Twenty Years with the Jewish Labor Bund Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 49 minutes to read Twenty Years with the Jewish Labor Bund aloud.

What Reading Level is Twenty Years with the Jewish Labor Bund?

Twenty Years with the Jewish Labor Bund is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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