Polin: Studies in Polish Jewry Volume 5: New Research, New Views

Book Overview

This volume focuses on Polish Jews in Germany; Zionism in Poland; and art and architecture. More specifically, this latter section considers the physical impact of the Jewish presence in Polish towns-in general, and in Gora Kalwaria, home to the Gerer hasidic dynasty; there is also a map of synagogue buildings still standing in 1988 and an inventory showing their current use, and an illustrated article on recent Jewish monuments in Warsaw. Several...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1904113796
• ISBN13: 9781904113799
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
• Length: 510 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"