Rural Jewish occupations in Lithuania.
TitleRural Jewish occupations in Lithuania.
Author
Call numberS305.8924/001
Object number00191h
Place of publicationNew York, New York, United States
PublisherYiddish Scientific Institute
Year of publication
1947/48
Dimensionspp205-221
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from the journal 'YIVO Annual of Jewish Social Science' Vol. II 1947/48 pp205-221
Description
This article discusses the various occupations of the Jews of Lithuania in both the towns and villages, at the end of the 19th century up until World War 1. After World War 1 the villages were decimated and there was no work for the Jewish artisans, who thus migrated to the cities.