The World That Was: Poland - Softcover Maggid

The World That Was: Poland - Softcover MaggidA study of the life and Torah conciousness of Jews in the shtetlach, towns, and cities of Poland. By Rabbi Yitzchok Kasnett (Author) Product Description The life and Torah consciousness of Jews in the shtetlach, towns, and cities of Poland. Through interviews, research, maps, pictures and charts, it conveys the life, inspiration, vitality, and achievements of pre war Polish Jewry. A magnificent achievement. Dimensions : 8. 5 x 11 inches

and his example still serves as a beacon of inspiration

An extensive commentary culled from Rishonim and Acharonim down to today

"They will flourish in their old age

500 years - and

on his wisdom and perceptiveness

combines an amazing sense of style and presentation with an understanding of what makes food wholesome and nutritious and of what families want to eat

But in Ziggawat’s world

When Tami and Ariella find their great-grandmother's matching mirrors on a silver- mooned night

waiting in a store

be dazzled by the exquisite Torah crown of the Ruzhiner Rebbe

The writing is beautiful

from Hungary to Auschwitz to America