Shtetl: The Life and Death of a Small Town and the World of Polish Jews Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Shtetl: The Life and Death of a Small Town and the World of Polish Jews Book

Relations between Jews and Poles were troubled even before World War II 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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  • Product Description

    An unforgettable evocation of the lost world of Polish Jewry, Shtetl is a "beautifully written" (Village Voice) mining of the deep rifts in Polish-Jewish relations in the small town of Bransk. With understanding and sensitivity, Shtetl limns the culture that influenced Christian villagers' decisions to conceal or betray Jewish neighbors when the Nazis invaded. A New York Times Notable Book.

  • 0395924871
  • 9780395924877
  • Eva Hoffman
  • 18 January 1999
  • Houghton Mifflin (Trade)
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 272
  • 1st Mariner Books Ed
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