The Lost Library: The Legacy of Vilna's Strashun Library in the Aftermath of the Holocaust

The story of the greatest prewar Jewish library in Europe

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rabinowitz, Dan (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Waltham, MA Brandeis University Press 2018
In:Year: 2018
Series/Journal:The Tauber Institute Series for the Study of European Jewry
Further subjects:B Jewish libraries-Lithuania-Vilnius-History
B Libraries-Destruction and pillage-Lithuania-Vilnius-History-20th century
B Electronic books
B Strashun Library
B Strashun, Mathias,--1885-Library
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Parallel Edition:Print version: Rabinowitz, Dan: The Lost Library : The Legacy of Vilna's Strashun Library in the Aftermath of the Holocaust. - Waltham, MA : Brandeis University Press,c2018. - 9781512603095
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Summary:The story of the greatest prewar Jewish library in Europe
Cover -- Title Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 | Vilna: The Study House -- 2 | Mattityahu Strashun -- 3 | Vilna Builds Its Public Library -- 4 | Jewish Books and the Ravages of World War II -- 5 | Lost and Found in a German Book Depot -- 6 | A Transatlantic Crossing -- 7 | Ex Libris and Obscurity in Postwar America -- 8 | Another Port of Call -- Postscript -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
ISBN:1512603104