Author: David Shtokfish
Publisher: Jewishgen.Incorporated
ISBN: 9781939561947
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 660
Book Description
If history is made by ordinary people then this book is history at its core. There is a refreshing honesty in these writings, portraying town-folk, foibles and all, in their humility and worldly-wisdom. Everyday acts of kindness and humor abound. One town resident, Tsvi Krizovski, became fascinated with photography in the early 20th Century, assuming the role of unofficial town photographer. Krizovski's photographs capture the spirit of Divenishok in a way that mere words cannot. Over 100 photos accompany the articles, in many instances depicting the persons mentioned in the text, allowing us to witness the cultural, religious, sporting, economic, and social life of the town as it was in those days. The combined word-and-picture effect is a treasurable cinematic memorial to an extinguished Jewish-Lithuanian community. This is the Memorial or Yizkor Book of the Jewish Community of Divenishok, Lithuania -Adam Cherson (Translation Editor)
Devenishki Book; Memorial Book
Author: David Shtokfish
Publisher: Jewishgen.Incorporated
ISBN: 9781939561947
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 660
Book Description
If history is made by ordinary people then this book is history at its core. There is a refreshing honesty in these writings, portraying town-folk, foibles and all, in their humility and worldly-wisdom. Everyday acts of kindness and humor abound. One town resident, Tsvi Krizovski, became fascinated with photography in the early 20th Century, assuming the role of unofficial town photographer. Krizovski's photographs capture the spirit of Divenishok in a way that mere words cannot. Over 100 photos accompany the articles, in many instances depicting the persons mentioned in the text, allowing us to witness the cultural, religious, sporting, economic, and social life of the town as it was in those days. The combined word-and-picture effect is a treasurable cinematic memorial to an extinguished Jewish-Lithuanian community. This is the Memorial or Yizkor Book of the Jewish Community of Divenishok, Lithuania -Adam Cherson (Translation Editor)
Publisher: Jewishgen.Incorporated
ISBN: 9781939561947
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 660
Book Description
If history is made by ordinary people then this book is history at its core. There is a refreshing honesty in these writings, portraying town-folk, foibles and all, in their humility and worldly-wisdom. Everyday acts of kindness and humor abound. One town resident, Tsvi Krizovski, became fascinated with photography in the early 20th Century, assuming the role of unofficial town photographer. Krizovski's photographs capture the spirit of Divenishok in a way that mere words cannot. Over 100 photos accompany the articles, in many instances depicting the persons mentioned in the text, allowing us to witness the cultural, religious, sporting, economic, and social life of the town as it was in those days. The combined word-and-picture effect is a treasurable cinematic memorial to an extinguished Jewish-Lithuanian community. This is the Memorial or Yizkor Book of the Jewish Community of Divenishok, Lithuania -Adam Cherson (Translation Editor)
From a Ruined Garden, Second Expanded Edition
Author: Zachary M. Baker
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253211873
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
"An indispensable sourcebook... Emphasis falls on the variegated, often joyful, culture of the Polish Jews, on what existed before the garden was ruined." --Geoffrey Hartmann, The New Republic "From these marvelous selections, one can see an entire culture unfolding." --Curt Leviant, New York Times Book Review "This newly revised version of the classic study... is a pleasure for the eye and the soul One of the seminal studies of the impact of the Shoah on European Jewry, it is even more moving in its new incarnation than in its original version. More than a collection of studies of books of remembrance and mourning, this volume asks how one can mourn for a world lost and still live in the present and the future." --Sander L. Gilman "Kugelmass and Boyarin have done a splendid job of combing the vast memorial book literature to select the most revealing accounts of Jewish life in interbellum Poland. Ordinary people speak in this volume with an immediacy and poignancy that cannot help but touch the reader. In the time since it first appeared, From a Ruined Garden has become a classic. Its reappearance in an updated and expanded form is most welcome." --Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett "In this magnificent collection, the editors combine a profound 'feel' for the vanished world of Polish Jewry, the anthologist's skill at selecting the telling example, and the anthropologist's sophisticated understanding of how these testimonies should be read. A marvelous introduction to this rich literature." --Peter Novick Polish Jewish survivors of the Holocaust compiled memorial books to preserve the memory of their destroyed communities. They describe daily life in the shtetl as well as everyday life during the Holocaust and the experiences of returning survivors. These memories paint a haunting picture of a way of life lost forever.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253211873
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
"An indispensable sourcebook... Emphasis falls on the variegated, often joyful, culture of the Polish Jews, on what existed before the garden was ruined." --Geoffrey Hartmann, The New Republic "From these marvelous selections, one can see an entire culture unfolding." --Curt Leviant, New York Times Book Review "This newly revised version of the classic study... is a pleasure for the eye and the soul One of the seminal studies of the impact of the Shoah on European Jewry, it is even more moving in its new incarnation than in its original version. More than a collection of studies of books of remembrance and mourning, this volume asks how one can mourn for a world lost and still live in the present and the future." --Sander L. Gilman "Kugelmass and Boyarin have done a splendid job of combing the vast memorial book literature to select the most revealing accounts of Jewish life in interbellum Poland. Ordinary people speak in this volume with an immediacy and poignancy that cannot help but touch the reader. In the time since it first appeared, From a Ruined Garden has become a classic. Its reappearance in an updated and expanded form is most welcome." --Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett "In this magnificent collection, the editors combine a profound 'feel' for the vanished world of Polish Jewry, the anthologist's skill at selecting the telling example, and the anthropologist's sophisticated understanding of how these testimonies should be read. A marvelous introduction to this rich literature." --Peter Novick Polish Jewish survivors of the Holocaust compiled memorial books to preserve the memory of their destroyed communities. They describe daily life in the shtetl as well as everyday life during the Holocaust and the experiences of returning survivors. These memories paint a haunting picture of a way of life lost forever.
Jewish Memorial (yizkor) Books in the United Kingdom
Author: Cyril Albert Fox
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Bibliography of titles of memorial books and where (libraries) to find them.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Bibliography of titles of memorial books and where (libraries) to find them.
From Generation to Generation
Author: Arthur Kurzweil
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
For modern Jewish parents, a richly anecdotal and reassuring guide for helping children understand God.
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
For modern Jewish parents, a richly anecdotal and reassuring guide for helping children understand God.
The Universal Jewish Encyclopedia ...
Author: Isaac Landman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
From a Ruined Garden
Author: Zachary M. Baker
Publisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
In the years after World War II, Polish Jewish survivors of the Holocaust who had made their way to the Americas and Israel compiled memorial books to preserve the memory of their destroyed communities. From a Ruined Garden gathers some 77 sections from the nearly 1,000 memorial books published. The texts describe daily life in the shtetl as well as everyday life during the Holocaust and the experiences of returning survivors.
Publisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
In the years after World War II, Polish Jewish survivors of the Holocaust who had made their way to the Americas and Israel compiled memorial books to preserve the memory of their destroyed communities. From a Ruined Garden gathers some 77 sections from the nearly 1,000 memorial books published. The texts describe daily life in the shtetl as well as everyday life during the Holocaust and the experiences of returning survivors.
Subject Catalog
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
Genealogical Resources in New York
Author: Estelle M. Guzik
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Updating the earlier, Genealogical Resources in the New York Metropolitan Area, this volume describes genealogical repositories in all of New York's five boroughs with an emphasis on Jewish sources.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Updating the earlier, Genealogical Resources in the New York Metropolitan Area, this volume describes genealogical repositories in all of New York's five boroughs with an emphasis on Jewish sources.
National Union Catalog
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 1028
Book Description
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 1028
Book Description
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
Genealogical Resources in the New York Metropolitan Area
Author: Estelle M. Guzik
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description