There Once Was a World: A 900-Year Chronicle of the Shtetl of Eishyshok

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KIER8, February 19, 2009 (view all comments by KIER8)
If you ever visited the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., I'm sure you will remember the three-story Tower of Life exhibit. Now, thanks to Professor Yaffa Eliach, you can gain a greater understanding of what Jewish life was like in the small Eastern European town that is the focus of that exhibit. In the 818 pages of "There Once Was a World: A 900-Year Chronicle of the Shtetl of Eishyshok" Dr. Eliach provides us with a comprehensive, clear description of the town's: history, religious life, economy, family and community activities, cultural life, and final days. Fully illustrated, it includes notes, sources, glossary, and index.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780316232395

Author:

Eliach, Yaffa

Publisher:

Back Bay Books

Location:

Boston

Subject:

History

Subject:

Jewish

Subject:

Jews

Subject:

Europe - Eastern

Subject:

Eastern Europe

Subject:

Europe

Subject:

Soviet Union

Subject:

Eiésiéskçes

Subject:

Jewish - General

Subject:

Europe - Russia & the Former Soviet Union

Subject:

Eastern Europe - General

Subject:

Jews -- Lithuania -- Eiésiéskçes -- History.

Subject:

Eiésiéskçes (Lithuania) Ethnic relations.

Subject:

Religion Western-Jewish History

Edition Description:

1st Back Bay pbk. ed.

Series Volume:

38

Publication Date:

19991031

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Yes

Pages:

864

Dimensions:

9.88x7.50x1.48 in. 2.96 lbs.