Shtetl: The History of a Small Town and an Extinguished World Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Shtetl: The History of a Small Town and an Extinguished World Book

Relations between Jews and Poles were troubled even before the second world war began, writes Eva Hoffman in this powerful memoir of life under Nazi occupation. Dealings between the groups were no easier with the arrival of a common enemy, who exploited longstanding anti-Semitism to destroy the inhabitants of both city and shtetl, the rural Eastern European small town that stood as "the site of the Jewish soul". This extraordinary account of cultures in conflict has led to much discussion--even controversy--in Europe. Hoffman's vigorously defended view of Poland's role in the Holocaust will doubtless generate debate elsewhere.Read More

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  • 0436204827
  • 9780436204821
  • Eva Hoffman
  • 29 January 1998
  • Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 288
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