Polin: Studies in Polish Jewry Volume 25: Jews in the Former Grand Duchy of Lithuania Since 1772

This volume of Polin, based on scholarship that has emerged since the fall of communism, is a wide-ranging contribution to the complex history of the Jews in Lithuania. Focusing on the specific character of Lithuanian Jewry, the volume opens by examining how their relationship with the surrounding society developed after 1772, both under tsarist rule and then in independent Lithuania. Moving to more recent times, the devastating impact on the Jewish...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 190411394X
• ISBN13: 9781904113942
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"