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Vilna / by Israel Cohen.
Library at the Katz Center - Miniatures Stacks DS135.R93 V5 1992
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cohen, Israel, 1879-1961.
- Series:
- Jewish communities series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jews--Lithuania--Vilnius--History.
- Jews.
- History.
- Vilnius (Lithuania)--Ethnic relations.
- Vilnius (Lithuania).
- Lithuania--Vilnius.
- Physical Description:
- xli, 531 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm.
- Edition:
- [Facsim. edition] / introduction by Esther Hautzig.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, [1992]
- Summary:
- Vilna, the "Jerusalem of Lithuania," was the vibrant core of Eastern European Jewish life. Distinguished British historian, Israel Cohen, opens with the legend of the origin of Vilna in 1322 and traces the history of its Jewish community through vivid portraits of scholars, heroes, and leaders. The result is a book based on scholarship, yet full, too, of wonderful unforgettable stories.
- Notes:
- Cover title.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 517-519) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0827604165
- 0827604157
- OCLC:
- 25633191
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