Yiddishkeyt and Psychoanalysis - Philosophy, Anthropology and Ideas

French Literature Reviews - 2026

Yiddishkeyt and Psychoanalysis
Philosophy, Anthropology and Ideas

Recent publications:

- Kohn M., Traces de psychanalyse, Limoges, Lambert-Lucas, 2007.
Lambert-Lucas website: www.lambertlucas.com

- Culture yiddish et inconscient (edited by Kohn M.), in Langage et inconscient, international journal, editorial direction by Michel Arrivé, Izabel Vilela, Limoges, éditions Lambert – Lucas no. 4, June 2007.

Kohn M., "Le bal de Cyrille Fleischman", Kohn M., "Humour juif et psychanalyse", Kohn M., "Humour juif et psychanalyse", Samacher R., "Humour juif et mélancolie", Michels A., "L'inconscient et le pouvoir normatif de la langue", Hadda J., "Le yiddish aujourd'hui et demain", Broda J., "Shalom Libertad".
Langage et Inconscient website: http://modling.free.fr/

- Yiddishkeyt et psychanalyse – Le Transfert à une langue. Actes du colloque international, May 27, 2005, collective work (edited by M. Kohn), Paris, MJW Fédition, 2007, with the support of the Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah.
Contributors to this volume: Serge Bédère, Jean-Jacques Blévis, Jacques Broda, Michel Guibal, Janet Hadda, Max Kohn, Elisabeth Lagache, Céline Masson, André Michels, Jean-Jacques Rassial, Roger Reiss, Régine Robin, Robert Samacher, Rosette Tama.
MJW Fédition website: http://www.mjw-fedition.com

The intersection of psychoanalytic inquiry and Yiddish studies reflects a broader intellectual tradition that examines how linguistic heritage shapes the unconscious. The publications listed include Traces de psychanalyse by M. Kohn (2007), the journal Langage et inconscient (no. 4, 2007) edited by M. Kohn, and the collective work Yiddishkeyt et psychanalyse – Le Transfert à une langue (2007), which documents the proceedings of a 2005 international colloquium.

These works engage with the historical and social dimensions of Yiddish, including the study of humor, melancholia, and the status of the language in contemporary society. The contributors to these volumes include various scholars and practitioners such as Max Kohn, Janet Hadda, and Régine Robin. Readers interested in the history of Yiddish and its psychoanalytic implications may find these materials relevant.