A Shtetl In Ek Velt & Fun Himlen Blayene Tsu Bloye Teg (Two-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Julie Meadows
Binding: Paperback
Published: Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation Monash University, 2011
Condition:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A Shtetl In Ek Velt & Fun Himlen Blayene Tsu Bloye Teg presents a two-volume biography chronicling the vibrant prewar Jewish enclave of Carlton, Melbourne. This nonfiction work reconstructs the lives, traditions, and social fabric of Yiddish-speaking immigrants who shaped the neighborhood’s cultural identity. Meadows argues that Carlton functioned as a modern shtetl, where communal bonds, religious practice, and political activism flourished amid displacement and renewal. The narrative illustrates the rhythms of daily life—family, work, celebration, and struggle—through archival research and personal testimony.
Author: Julie Meadows
Binding: Paperback
Published: Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation Monash University, 2011
Condition:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A Shtetl In Ek Velt & Fun Himlen Blayene Tsu Bloye Teg presents a two-volume biography chronicling the vibrant prewar Jewish enclave of Carlton, Melbourne. This nonfiction work reconstructs the lives, traditions, and social fabric of Yiddish-speaking immigrants who shaped the neighborhood’s cultural identity. Meadows argues that Carlton functioned as a modern shtetl, where communal bonds, religious practice, and political activism flourished amid displacement and renewal. The narrative illustrates the rhythms of daily life—family, work, celebration, and struggle—through archival research and personal testimony.