<p>Envisioned as ruddy-faced, redheaded, red-bearded warriors, the Red Jews are a legendary invention of late medieval vernacular culture in Germany. <i>Sons of Saviors</i> traces how Yiddish literature reappropriated the Red Jew by turning redness into a proud badge of self-assertion. The book incl
Sons of Saviors: The Red Jews in Yiddish Culture (Jewish Culture and Contexts)
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