Upon the doorposts of thy house : Jewish life in East-Central Europe, yesterday and today / Ruth Ell...
Upon the doorposts of thy house : Jewish life in East-Central Europe, yesterday and today / Ruth Ell...
Upon the doorposts of thy house : Jewish life in East-Central Europe, yesterday and today / Ruth Ellen Gruber.
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New York : J. Wiley, c1994.
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N943.0004924/1
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English
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Physical content
ix, 310 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Contents
Introduction: Mezuzahs -- 1. A Circle Game: The Golden City, Fame-Crowned Prague -- 2. Wine Merchants and Wonder Rabbis Northeastern Hungary to Southern Poland -- 3. Synagogues Seeking Heaven: Looking for Lipot Baumhorn -- 4. What's to Be Done? Cracow -- 5. Snowbound in Auschwitz.
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Publisher
New York : J. Wiley, c1994.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1994.
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Summary
Throughout East-Central Europe today, ghostly outlines linger where mezuzahs once hung in the doorways of Jewish homes. Buried under layers of fresh paint, those pale scars bear eloquent testimony to a once rich and vibrant culture and its near-total extinction. In Upon the Doorposts of Thy House, journalist and photographer Ruth Gruber returns to...
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Upon the doorposts of thy house : Jewish life in East-Central Europe, yesterday and today / Ruth Ellen Gruber.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-304) and index.
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c1994.
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N943.0004924/1
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74VMxm83ryMM
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0471595683 (acid-free) :
9780471595687 (acid-free) :
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943.0004924
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991002625479702626
