Imagined geography: the shtetl, myth and reality
TítuloImagined geography: the shtetl, myth and reality
Autor
Call number947.004924/0023
Número del objeto02344h
Lugar de publicaciónNew York, New York, United States
EditorialNew York University Press
Año de publicación
2007
Paginaciónpp179-192
MaterialArticle
SerieElie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies series
ISBN9780814748015
NotesArticle from the book 'The shtetl: new evaluations' pp179-192
Descripción
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.