..".the book as a whole...is written with the enthusiasm and eye to
detail which have made Hamerow's many books near-classics." .
German Studies Review
Theodore Hamerow, a prominent historian, was born in Warsaw in
1920 and spent his childhood in Poland and Germany. His parents
were members of the best-known Yiddish theater ensemble, the Vilna
Company. They were part of an important movement in the Jewish
community of Eastern Europe which sought, during the half century
before World War II, to create a secular Jewish culture, the
vehicle of which would be the Yiddish language.
Combining the skills of an experienced historian with the
talents of a natural writer, the author not only brings this
exciting part of Jewish culture to life but also deals with ethnic
relations and ethnic tensions in the region and addresses the broad
political and cultural issues of a society on the verge of
destruction. Thus a vivid image emerges that captures the feel and
atmosphere of a world that has vanished forever."
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