Memorial books of Eastern European Jewry: essays on the history and meanings of Yizker volumes

As Jews were the targets of violence in the first half of the twentieth century, and especially so during the period 1940 to 1945, a response by many survivors was the compilation of memorial books or yizkor books, in an attempt to preserve historical and cultural information about their hometowns.
These 8 analytical essays on yizkor books provides a concise history of the memorial books.