Publishers cloth. 8vo. 599 pages. 23 cm. First edition. In Yiddish. Title page verso: Looking back, East European Jewry, Existence and Struggle; Ayin la-‘avar. A series of essays on Jewish life in Eastern Europe before the holocaust, by Heshl Klepfisz (1910-2004) , orthodox Yiddish journalist; he contributed to the Agudas Yisroel press in Poland, served as Rabbi in Costa Rica and Panama, and was a regular essayist to the Forverts. Includes index of names and table of contents of author's previous works. Subjects: Jews - Europe, Eastern - History. Jews - Europe, Eastern - Social life and customs. Yiddish literature - History and criticism. Ashkenazim. OCLC lists 29 copies. Light bumped corners of cloth, otherwise fresh and clean. Very good + condition. (EE-5-26), Mp 11/12