Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies
|
Not currently available
The Lost Library - The Legacy of Vilna's Strashun Library in the Aftermath of the Holocaust (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R2,409
Discovery Miles 24 090
|
|
The Lost Library - The Legacy of Vilna's Strashun Library in the Aftermath of the Holocaust (Hardcover)
Series: The Tauber Institute Series for the Study of European Jewry
Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available.
|
The Strashun Library was among the most important Jewish public
institutions in Vilna, and indeed in Eastern Europe, prior to its
destruction during World War II. Mattityahu Strashun, a man
descended from a long and distinguished line of rabbis, bequeathed
his extensive personal library of 5,753 volumes to the Vilna Jewish
community upon his death in 1885, with instructions that it remain
open to all. In the summer of 1941, the Nazis came to Vilna,
plundered the library, and shipped many of its books to Germany for
deposition at a future "Institute for the Study of the Jewish
Question." When the war ended, the recovery effort began. Against
all odds, a number of the greatest treasures of the library could
be traced. However, owing to its diverse holdings and its many
prewar patrons, a custody battle erupted over the remaining
holdings. Who should be heir to the Strashun Library? This book
tells the story of the Strashun Library from its inception through
the contentious battle for ownership following the war. Pursuant to
a settlement in 1958, the remnants of the greatest prewar library
in Europe were split between two major institutions: the secular
YIVO in the United States and the religious library of the Chief
Rabbinate in Israel, a compromise that struck at the heart of the
library's original unifying mission.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.