The Annihilation of Lithuanian Jewry FROM THE PUBLISHER
Rabbi Oshry's eye-witness account of the Lithuanian religious community's courageous struggle to survive in the Kovno Ghetto. Even in famine, kashruth was kept. Even under the threat of death, Torah learning continued. Even as Nazis waited by the door, baby boys were circumcised. An astonishing account and unlike anything else that's been written about Lithuania! Included also is a short town-by-town history of Jewish Lithuania and a record of its destruction. Illustrated with 171 photographs and complete with index, glossary and maps.
FROM THE CRITICS
Jewish Book World
Two part account of the Nazi destruction of Lithuanian Jewry, bo one of the rabbinic leaders who survived the tragedy. In Part I, Rabbi Oshry describes the fate of Orthodox Jews in the Kovno ghetto -- where he himself was incarcerated -- between 1941 and 1944. This section generally accords with what we know from other sources, but adds the dimension of viewing matters from the traditional perspective. Part II, provides a brief overview of events in other cities and towns in LIthuania and provides important insights into a tragic era in Jewish history.
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