Imagined geography: the shtetl, myth and reality
TitleImagined geography: the shtetl, myth and reality
Author
Call number947.004924/0023
Object number02344h
Place of publicationNew York, New York, United States
PublisherNew York University Press
Year of publication
2007
Physical descriptionpp179-192
MaterialArticle
Series titleElie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies series
ISBN9780814748015
NotesArticle from the book 'The shtetl: new evaluations' pp179-192
Description
The shtetl was far from the exclusive Jewish world portayed by many important Jewish writers. The market day would bring together Jews and peasants in a web of ties that were both economic and personal. The shtetlekh became bases for numerous Jews who would fan out to the surrounding villages as carpenter, shoemakers etc.
