Upon the Doorsteps of Thy House: Jewish Life in East-Central Europe, Yesterday and Today

by Ruth Ellen Gruber

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This is a multidimensional portrait of the centuries-old Jewish world of East-Central Europe, as it once was and what remains of it today. Excerpts from oral histories, poetry, literary reflections, original interviews and photographs produce a rich tapestry of a vanished world. The author describes the homes, synagogues and workplaces, as well as the practices and beliefs which comprised the Jewish world of East-Central Europe for hundreds of years until the Holocaust. Countries included in the region are the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary.
  • ISBN10 0471595683
  • ISBN13 9780471595687
  • Publish Date 16 August 1994
  • Publish Status Out of Stock
  • Out of Print 7 October 2008
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 320
  • Language English