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Yaffa Eliach chronicles the storied history of Jews in Eastern Europe over nine centuries, drawing on extensive research that spanned family attics across six continents and archival treasures lost during the Cold War. Her work illuminates daily life in shtetls like Eishyshok, revealing how mothers guided family affairs and how medieval Lithuania, the region’s last pagan country, maintained equal relations between Jews and other populations. By weaving family letters, artifacts, and survivor interviews, Eliach offers a profound insight into the social fabric of Jewish communities and the perplexing factors that left many unaware of the Nazi threat.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Yaffa Eliach
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