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Buy this book on-line Kaminski, Tsevi : GEVEN AMOL A SHTOT BERDITSHEV [INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR]Pariz : Publisher Unknkown, 1952
First edition. Original paper wrappers 8vo. 95 pages. 16cm. Includes frontis portrait plate and map. Title translates to "Berdychiv: What was Once a City. " By the end of the 18th century, Berdychiv became an important center of Hasidism. In the 1920s, Yiddish language was officially recognized and in 1924 but in the 1930s, the use of Yiddish was curtailed and all Jewish cultural activities were suspended before World War II. Most civilians from areas near the border did not have a chance to evacuate when the Nazis began their invasion on June 22, 1941. An "extermination" unit was established in Berdychiv in early July 1941 and a Jewish ghetto was set up. It was liquidated on October 5, 1941, after all the inhabitants were murdered. The Nazis killed about 20, 000 to 30, 000 Jews who had not evacuated Berdychiv. SUBJECTS: Jews -- Ukraine -- Berdychiv -- Anecdotes. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Ukraine -- Berdychiv. Wrappers are lightly soiled with some chips to the spine. Binding repaired. (YID-27-3) Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Kaminski, Tsevi : GEVEN AMOL A SHTOT BERDITSHEV [INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR]. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including rare books, libri rari, atlases, antiquarian books and incunabula. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |