I. Pulner’s dissertation, «Jewish Wedding Ceremonies» (1940), features an impressive volume of field ethnographic materials. Unfortunately, Pulner never got a chance to either defend or publish his work: he passed away in besieged Leningrad. The researcher’s text is supplemented by articles on his life and his dissertation, «I. Pulner as the Researcher» by D. Yalen and «Pulner’s Papers in the Russian Ethnographic Museum» by A. Ivanov, as well as musicological essay «Music of the Ashkenazi Wedding: Terra Incognita» contributed by E. Hazdan and the article «Jewish Wedding Ceremonies in Podolia and Bessarabia» by V. Dymshits, based on the insights gained during the recent expeditions.
