Imagined geography: the shtetl, myth and reality
TitelImagined geography: the shtetl, myth and reality
Auteur
Call number947.004924/0023
Objectnummer02344h
Plaats van uitgaveNew York, New York, United States
UitgeverNew York University Press
Jaar van uitgave
2007
Pagina'spp179-192
MateriaalArtikel
ReeksElie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies series
ISBN9780814748015
NotesArticle from the book 'The shtetl: new evaluations' pp179-192
Beschrijving
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.
