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Historically, many Polish Jews lived in shtetls, villages and small towns, but little of what we know about shtetl life comes from historical research. Topics in this volume include the role of the shtetl in integration, their existence under Russian/USSR and Polish rule, how th…
The majority of Polish Jews always lived in the villages and small towns known as shtetls. Much of what we know of life in the shtetls comes from literary accounts rather than from historical research. This volume redresses that imbalance, with leading experts investigating the …
Kotik's story is the saga of a wealthy and influential family through four generations. Masterfully interwoven in this tale are colorful vignettes featuring Kotik's family and neighbors, including rabbis and zaddikim, merchants and the poor, hasidim and mitnaggedim, scholars and…
