Studies from Polin: From Shtetl to Socialism

by Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies

Until 1939 Poland was the heartland of European Jewry, and the Polish Jewish community was still one of the largest and most important in the world. For nine centuries it was one of the central forces in the shaping of Jewish culture and its impact on the shaping of modern Jewry-religious and secular-was profound. An understanding of the history of the Jews of Poland is thus essential to a proper understanding of Jewish history. This book, comprising...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1874774145
• ISBN13: 9781874774143
• Release Date: March 1994
• Publisher: Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
• Length: 616 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 9.2" x 6.1"