Geoffrey Wigoder

Research Associate Institute of Contemporary Jewry Geoffrey Wigoder

Shmuel Spector

Yad va-shem, rashut ha-zikaron la-Sho'ah vela-gerurah

New York University Press

This three-volume encyclopedia, abridged from a 30-volume set in Hebrew and with a foreword by Elie Wiesel, chronicles Jewish life before and during the Holocaust. Arranged alphabetically by town, thousands of entries explore centuries of Jewish life. Some entries, particularly for large cities, provide information on Jewish residents as early as the Middle Ages and discuss the fate of Jews during the Black Death persecutions (1348-1349) and various pogroms from the 17th to 20th centuries. Each entry provides information on the town's Jewish inhabitants on the eve of German occupation, gives the dates of Jewish roundups and mass executions and estimates how many Jews from that community survived the war. Includes more than 600 black-and-white photographs.

The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust: Seredina-Buda-Z

Fifteen hundred specially commissioned articles cover Jewish history and culture, including festivals, rituals, important individuals of the past, and prominent synagogues

Research Associate Institute of Contemporary Jewry Geoffrey Wigoder

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