Vilna by Israel Cohen bilingual and satirical writings offer glimpses

and satirical writings offer glimpses into how the practice of religion and growing secularization was changing immigrants' daily lives in the encounter with modernity

He grappled with the responsibility to produce a document that would indict the perpetrators and provide an account of both the horrors and the resilience of Jewish life under Nazi rule

Care: Gentle spot cleaning recommended to maintain its beauty

as not only a minority but also a particular kind of liminal being

if you only go to temple on Yom Kippur

Vilna by Israel Cohen bilingual and satirical writings offer glimpsesVilna, the Jerusalem of Lithuania, was the vibrant core of Eastern European Jewish life. Distinguished British historian, Israel Cohen, opens with the legend of the origin of Vilna in 1322 and traces the history of its Jewish community through vivid portraits of scholars, heroes, and leaders. The result is a book based on scholarship, yet full, too, of wonderful unforgettable stories.