Memorial Books of Eastern European Jewry: Essays on the History and Meanings of Yizker Volumes

by Rosemary Horowitz

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786441992
• ISBN13: 9780786441990
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher