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Memorial books of Eastern European Jewry : essays on the history and meanings of Yizker volumes / edited by Rosemary Horowitz.
LIBRA D804.195 .M46 2011
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Van Pelt Library D804.195 .M46 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Memorial books (Holocaust)--History.
- Memorial books (Holocaust).
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).
- Jews--Europe, Eastern--History--20th century.
- Jews.
- Holocaust survivors--Intellectual life.
- Holocaust survivors.
- History.
- Eastern Europe.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 296 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2011]
- Summary:
- "Jews of Eastern Europe were targets of violence during the first half of the twentieth century. Survivors compiled memorial books to preserve historical, biographical, and cultural information. This collection provides a history of the memorial books and their cultural contexts; essays on Yizker books; key reviews (some translated from Yiddish); and a bibliographic overview of secondary sources"--Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780786441990
- 0786441992
- OCLC:
- 659753725
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