Study of Yiddish Literature by Itzhak Katzenelson in the Warsaw Ghetto

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25370365
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: European literature
• Research Institution: Kyoto University (2016); Osaka Prefecture University (2013-2015)
• Principal Investigator: Hosomi Kazuyuki 京都大学, 人間・環境学研究科, 教授 (90238759)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: カツェネルソン / ワルシャワ・ゲットー / イディッシュ文学 / ホロコースト / ナチス

Outline of Final Research Achievements

I deepened my understanding of Katzenelson’s big dramas during the Ghetto era, that is, "By the Rivers of Babylon" and "Job", and I was able to present the Japanese translation until the third act of "By the Rivers of Babylon".
At the same time, I investigated the Hebrew works written by Katzenelson at the "Ghetto Fighters' House" Museum in Israel and the Institute for Jewish History in Warsaw. In particular, I could find the biography of Katzenelson in Yiddish written by his younger sister.

Free Research Field

比較文学、社会思想