From the Russian civil wars through the Nazi years, the Jews of
Eastern Europe were targets of violence during the first half of
the twentieth century. During the Holocaust especially, entire
communities were wiped out. In response, survivors sometimes
compiled memorial books, or Yizker books, in an attempt to preserve
historical, biographical, and cultural information about their
shtetls. This multipart collection provides a concise history of
the memorial books and their cultural contexts; eight analytical
essays on or using Yizker books; key reviews, in some cases
translated from the Yiddish, from the 1950s and later; and a
bibliographic overview of secondary sources and collections.
General
Imprint: |
McFarland & Company
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2011 |
First published: |
May 2011 |
Editors: |
Rosemary Horowitz
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
302 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7864-4199-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
LSN: |
0-7864-4199-2 |
Barcode: |
9780786441990 |
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