Embers plucked from the fire: the rescue of Jewish cultural treasures in Vilna
TitreEmbers plucked from the fire: the rescue of Jewish cultural treasures in Vilna
Auteur
Call number363.310943/0001
N° d'objet05223D
Lieu de publicationAmherst, Massachusetts, United States
Année de publication
2000
Paginationpp66-78
MatérielArticle
SérieStudies in print culture and the history of the book
ISBN1558492534
NotesArticle from the book 'Holocaust and the book' edited by Jonathan Rose pp66-78
Description
Discusses the efforts to collect and preserve Jewish historical documents and cultural treasures in Eastern Europe.This began with Simon Dubnov in 1891, broadened into a social movement with the founding of YIVO in 1925 and culminated with the rescue activities by Abraham Sutzkever, Shmerke Kaczerginski and others in Vilna between 1942 and 1946
