{"product_id":"ejszyszki-its-history-and-destruction-eisiskes-lithuania-hardcover","title":"Ejszyszki, its History and Destruction (Eisiskes, Lithuania) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSh Barkeli\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJonathan Wind\u003c\/b\u003e (Prepared by), \u003cb\u003eNina Schwartz\u003c\/b\u003e (Cover Design by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Jewish community of Eisiskes (Yiddish: Eishishok), Lithuania, which dated\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eback to the 11th century, came to a sudden end in the Fall of 1941. On September\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e22, Jewish men aged 18-40 were taken from the market and synagogue, brought to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe old cemetery, forced to lie in pits, and shot. The following day, women, children, and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eold people were shot, as well as Jews brought from other towns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJews here had once numbered 75% of the population. They traded in wood, cattle, and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egrain, ran restaurants, bakeries, inns, and stores. They opened mills, factories, and leather\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand fur workshops. The community boasted three prayer houses, several chedarim and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyeshivot, a girls' private school, and, in the 1920s, a Hebrew school. Cultural, sports, and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZionist clubs flourished, along with a library, recreation areas, children's camps, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elive theatre, and even a cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat was life here like, before and during the Holocaust? For the first time in English\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etranslation, the words of survivors and emigres bring Jewish Eishishok back to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 186\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52610384625946,"sku":"9781954176683","price":57.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/5604\/6618\/files\/og5BMhKJHT9781954176683.webp?v=1785365826","url":"https:\/\/j-s-five-and-dime.myshopify.com\/products\/ejszyszki-its-history-and-destruction-eisiskes-lithuania-hardcover","provider":"J \u0026 S Five and Dime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}