Shtetl
The Life and Death of a Small Town and the World of Polish Jews
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Word Count
69,000 words, Guess
Page Count
276 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveshtetllifedeatho0000hoff_s9k1
- ISBN-101586485245
- ISBN-139781586485245
- LibraryThing1978688
- Library of Congress Control Number2010513251
and 4 more
- OCLC Control Number214327575
- Better World Books9781586485245
- Better World BooksW8-BIM-461
- Open LibraryOL8820773M
Classifications
- LCCDS135.P62 B694 2007
- LCCDS135.P62B694 2007
- DDC943.8/3
and 1 more
- LCCDS135.P62 B694 1997
Description
Shtetl reconstructs the lost world of Polish Jewry up until its final days. She explores its rich culture and institutions and looks at the forms of Polish-Jewish coexistence during several centuries, the shades of prejudice and tolerance, and the phases of conflict and comity. By probing the deep ambivalences that colored relations between Poles and Jews on the eve of World War II, she throws new light on the motives that influenced Christian villagers' decisions to rescue or betray their Jewish neighbors when the Nazis invaded. As an emigrant from Poland, Hoffman brings a penetrating intelligence and compassionate eye to a history that is fraught with intensely private emotions and profound implications for humanity.
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