Shtetl : the life and death of a small town and the world of Polish Jews

From the author of Lost in Translation : "a daring and generous book" about life in a Polish village under the Nazi occupation (The Nation).;Introduction -- 1. The World of Polish Jews: Historical Background -- 2. Shtetl: The Beginnings -- 3. Shtetl: Among Foreign Powers -- 4. Shtetl: Between the Wars -- 5. Shtetl: The Shoah -- Epilogue. In Shtetl (Yiddish for "small town"), critically-acclaimed author Eva Hoffman brings the lost world of Eastern European Jews back to vivid life, depicting its complex institutions and vibrant culture, its beliefs, social distinctions, and customs. Through the small town of Brafsk, she looks at the fascinating experiments in multicultural coexistence — still relevant to us today — attempted in the eight centuries of Polish-Jewish history, and describes the forces which influenced Christian villagers' decisions to conceal or betray their Jewish neighbors in the dark period of the Holocaust. In Shtetl (yiddish For Small Town), Critically-acclaimed Author Eva Hoffman Brings The Lost World Of Eastern European Jews Back To Vivid Life, Depicting Its Complex Institutions And Vibrant Culture, Its Beliefs, Social Distinctions, And Customs. Through The Small Town Of Braƒsk, She Looks At The Fascinating Experiments In Multicultural Coexistence—still Relevant To Us Today— Attempted In The Eight Centuries Of Polish-jewish History, And Describes The Forces Which Influenced Christian Villagers' Decisions To Conceal Or Betray Their Jewish Neighbors In The Dark Period Of The Holocaust.