{"product_id":"yiddishland","title":"Yiddishland","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis unique book is an unforgettable journey into the heart of Yiddishland  a mythical and real land that has never appeared on a map of the world  but whose frontiers have forged rivers  crossed oceans and spanned continents. Although  tragically  it no longer exists  Yiddishland - a huge area that stretched from Poland to the Ukraine  Belorussia  Romania  Bessarabia  Eastern Hungary and the Baltic States - lives on through the telling imagery of the humble postcard. Gleaned from the millions preserved in attics  trunks and Jewish family archives all over the world  this remarkable collection brings to life the immutable rhythm of the shtetl. The pages are alive with rabbis  professional marriage brokers  itinerant water carriers  bright-eyed yeshivot students  porters  beggars and brilliant intellectuals  plus synagogues  hospitals  cemeteries and those sadly unavoidable scenes of suffering and persecution. The humble trades that kept entire populations from starving to death are shown in minute detail. Poignant  touching  and alarming these fleeting moments  frozen in time  portray a civilization which might otherwise have been forgotten. They enable us to relive the past  incite us to remember and record for eternity the history and the legend that is Yiddishland.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44964429037621,"sku":"ByrdShop_1584230185","price":48.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781584230182.jpg?v=1770460834","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/yiddishland","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}