The vanished world of jewry - photographs from world Jewry before the Holocaust, lodon 1981

The vanished world of jewry - photographs from world Jewry before the Holocaust, lodon 1981

The vanished world of jewry by Raphael patai, London 1981 - photographs Book.

"An invaluble record of a world that is lost fofever. From the jewish communities of the Middle East and North Africa to the shtetls of Eastern, Central and Southern Europe, the daily life of the old world jews comes alive in pictures and words" ( From the opening to the book).

An extensive survey of Jewish communities in Europe and Eastern countries before the Holocaust. Dozens of photographs from the Jewish world - life that was largely extinct in the Holocaust: Daily life, The Jews in the cities of Poland and Lithuania, Zionist organizations, Admorim, the yeshiva world, synagogues, well-known Jewish personalities, Oriental Jews, North Africa and Europe.

Some of the photographs that appear in the book were first published in this edition.The book opens with a long introduction to European and Eastern Jewish culture.

192 pages. Hardcover with original paper cover. Minor tears on edges of paper cover. fine condition.