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In this memoir, Lucy S. Dawidowicz shares her experiences from 1938 to 1947 as the last American to visit Vilna (now Vilnius) while it was still part of Poland, before the war’s onset. Drawing on her background as a scholar and former author of *The War Against the Jews*, she provides a vivid, personal account of Jewish life in Lithuania during the early years of World War II and the Holocaust, reflecting on ethnic relations, survival, and the broader historical context of 1939‑1945.
First publish date: 1989
Genre: Memoir/Personal Memoir
Authors: Lucy S. Dawidowicz
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