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The enemy at his pleasure : a journey through the Jewish pale of settlement during World War I / S. Ansky ; edited and translated by Joachim Neugroschel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- An-Ski, S., 1863-1920.
- Language:
- English
- Yiddish
- Subjects (All):
- Jews--Persecutions--Poland.
- Jews.
- Jews--Persecutions.
- Poland.
- Jews--Persecutions--Russia.
- Russia.
- World War, 1914-1918--Jews--Poland.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- World War, 1914-1918--Jews--Russia.
- Poland--Ethnic relations.
- Ethnic relations.
- Russia--Ethnic relations.
- An-Ski, S., 1863-1920.
- An-Ski, S.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 327 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Co., [2002]
- Summary:
- Finally available in English, the great Yiddish writerUs account of a neglected time and place. In daily accounts, Ansky details his struggles: to raise funds; to lobby and bribe at the tsarUs court; to procure and transport food, medicine, and money to the ravaged Jewish towns. This story is at once powerful and poignant, a rare and invaluable addition to the historical record.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 080505944X
- OCLC:
- 50243134
- Online:
- Publisher description
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