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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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The Tailors of Tomaszow: A Memoir of Polish Jews

The Tailors of Tomaszow: A Memoir of Polish Jews

Chernoff, Allan
Chernoff, Rena Margulies

Paperback

Series: Modern Jewish History

Biographies GeneralGeneral World HistoryHolocaust

Publisher Price: $24.95

ISBN10: 089672879X
ISBN13: 9780896728790
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
Published: Apr 15 2014
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
Seven decades after the Nazis annihilated the Jewish community of Tomaszow-Mazowiecki, Poland, comes a gripping eyewitness narrative told by one of the youngest survivors of the Holocaust, as well as through first-hand accounts of other Tomaszow survivors. This unique communal memoir presents a rare view of Eastern European Jewry, before, during, and after World War II. It is both the memoir of a child and of a lost Jewish community, an unvarnished story in which disputes, controversy, and scandal all play a role in capturing the true flavor of life in this time and place. Nearly 14,000 Jews, one-third of the town's population, resided in Tomaszow-Mazowiecki before World War II, many making their living as tailors and seamstresses. Only 250 of them survived the Holocaust, in part because of their skill with a needle and thread. Engaging and highly accessible, The Tailors of Tomaszow is a powerful resource for educators and a compelling read for anyone wishing to gain a deeper, more personal understanding of Eastern European Jewry and the Holocaust.

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