Shtetl: The Life and Death of a Small Town and the World of Polish Jews
by Eva Hoffman
Eva Hoffman examines the shtetl as a setting of community, culture, and history. Focusing on the life and death of the small towns associated with Polish Jews, this book offers a thoughtful exploration of a distinctive world and its enduring place in historical memory.
About This Book
Eva Hoffman examines the shtetl, the small town associated with the historical life of Polish Jews.
The book considers both the life and death of this distinctive world.
It offers a historical and cultural portrait of a community setting and the people connected to it.
Its focus is the place of the shtetl in the broader story of Polish Jewish life.
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