Jerusalem of Lithuania by N N Shneidman
Since the Middle Ages Vilna (also known as Vilnius or the Jerusalem of Lithuania), was one of the main centres of Jewish cultural, religious, social and political activity in the Diaspora. At one time, close to half of all the city inhabitants were Jewish.Today the Jewish community of Vilnius is a faint shadow of its glorious past. No more than 4,000 Jews, or less than 1% of its total population, remain in the city. Most of the former Jewish residents of Vilnius were murdered during the Holocaust, and many of those who managed to survive moved to Israel, or other Western countries.
N.N. Shneidman is a distinguished Professor Emeritus of Russian Literature at the University of Toronto and the author of numerous books, including, Jerusalem of Lithuania: The Rise and Fall of Jewish Vilnius (Mosaic Press 1998), Three Tragic Heroes of the Vilnius Ghetto (2002, Mosaic Press), and Double Vision (Mosaic Press, 2007). All of N.N. Shneidman's books have received critical acclaim, including winning the Canadian Jewish Book Award for Holocaust History in 2002 for Three Tragic Heroes.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780889626591 |
| ISBN 10 | 0889626596 |
| Title | Jerusalem of Lithuania |
| Author | N N Shneidman |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Mosaic Press |
| Year published | 2021-05-11 |
| Number of pages | 188 |
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