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Warsaw Ghetto Oyneg Shabes-Ringelblum Archive : Catalog and Guide by Tadeusz Epsztein (2010, Hardcover)

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PublisherIndiana University Press

ISBN-100253353270

ISBN-139780253353276

eBay Product ID (ePID)70944345

Product Key Features

Number of Pages568 Pages

Publication NameWarsaw Ghetto Oyneg Shabes-Ringelblum Archive : Catalog and Guide

LanguageEnglish

SubjectHolocaust, Europe / Eastern, Reference, Jewish

Publication Year2010

TypeTextbook

AuthorTadeusz Epsztein

Subject AreaHistory

FormatHardcover

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Item Height2 in

Item Weight76.3 Oz

Item Length11.3 in

Item Width8.7 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2009-013962

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsBy aiding access to this unique archival treasure, the catalog and guide advance study of the daily lives, struggles and sufferings of Polish Jews at a crucial time and place in the history of the Holocaust., The Oyneg Shabes Archive is perhaps the most important collection of original material compiled by Jews during the Holocaust.... Conscious of the momentous times in which they lived and of the deadly peril facing the Jews of Europe, [participants in the project] were determined to chronicle all aspects of life in the ghetto to serve as a record for the future.--Antony Polonsky, editor of Polin, "[T]his is an important work that should be of great assistance to scholars." -Jewish Book World, Fall 2010, "By aiding access to this unique archival treasure, the catalog and guide advance study of the daily lives, struggles and sufferings of Polish Jews at a crucial time and place in the history of the Holocaust." -- Heritage Florida Jewish News, April 16, 2010, "The Oyneg Shabes Archive is perhaps the most important collection of original material compiled by Jews during the Holocaust. . . . Conscious of the momentous times in which they lived and of the deadly peril facing the Jews of Europe, [participants in the project] were determined to chronicle all aspects of life in the ghetto to serve as a record for the future." Antony Polonsky, editor ofPolin, "By aiding access to this unique archival treasure, the catalog and guide advance study of the daily lives, struggles and sufferings of Polish Jews at a crucial time and place in the history of the Holocaust." -Heritage Florida Jewish News, April 16, 2010, "The Oyneg Shabes Archive is perhaps the most important collection of original material compiled by Jews during the Holocaust.... Conscious of the momentous times in which they lived and of the deadly peril facing the Jews of Europe, [participants in the project] were determined to chronicle all aspects of life in the ghetto to serve as a record for the future." -- Antony Polonsky, editor of Polin, "The Oyneg Shabes Archive is perhaps the most important collection of original material compiled by Jews during the Holocaust.... Conscious of the momentous times in which they lived and of the deadly peril facing the Jews of Europe, [participants in the project] were determined to chronicle all aspects of life in the ghetto to serve as a record for the future." -Antony Polonsky, editor of Polin, The Oyneg Shabes Archive is perhaps the most important collection of original material compiled by Jews during the Holocaust. . . . Conscious of the momentous times in which they lived and of the deadly peril facing the Jews of Europe, [participants in the project] were determined to chronicle all aspects of life in the ghetto to serve as a record for the future., "[This] is an altogether remarkable testimony."-- Hadassah Magazine , May 2010 "The Oyneg Shabes Archive is perhaps the most important collection of original material compiled by Jews during the Holocaust. . . . Conscious of the momentous times in which they lived and of the deadly peril facing the Jews of Europe, [participants in the project] were determined to chronicle all aspects of life in the ghetto to serve as a record for the future."--Antony Polonsky, editor of Polin "By aiding access to this unique archival treasure, the catalog and guide advance study of the daily lives, struggles and sufferings of Polish Jews at a crucial time and place in the history of the Holocaust. April 16, 2010"-- Heritage Florida Jewish News "[T]his is an important work that should be of great assistance to scholars. Fall 2010"-- Jewish Book World, The Oyneg Shabes Archive is perhaps the most important collection of original material compiled by Jews during the Holocaust.... Conscious of the momentous times in which they lived and of the deadly peril facing the Jews of Europe, [participants in the project] were determined to chronicle all aspects of life in the ghetto to serve as a record for the future., "[T]his is an important work that should be of great assistance to scholars." -- Jewish Book World, Fall 2010

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Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal025.06/940531853841

Table Of ContentContents Foreword by Paul A. Shapiro, Eleonora Bergman, and Feliks Tych Translator's Preface by Robert Moses Shapiro Introduction by Samuel D. Kassow Structure and Organization of the Ringelblum Archive and Its Catalog / Tadeusz Epsztein Contents of the Inventory Ringelblum I Ringelblum II Abbreviations Abbreviations for Identifying Handwriting in the Inventory of the Ringelblum Archive Inventory Catalog of Ringelblum I Catalog of Ringelblum II Concordances Call Numbers in Ringelblum I: New Call Numbers = Old Call Numbers Call Numbers in Ringelblum I: Old Call Numbers = New Call Numbers Call Numbers in Ringelblum I: Oldest Call Numbers (pre-1955) = New Call Numbers Call Numbers in Ringelblum II: New Call Numbers = Old Call Numbers Call Numbers in Ringelblum II: Old Call Numbers = New Call Numbers List of Liquidated Archival Units Index of Names Ringelblum I Index of Names Ringelblum II Index of Places Ringelblum I Index of Places Ringelblum II

SynopsisBy aiding access to this unique archival treasure, the catalog and guide advance study of the daily lives, struggles, and sufferings of Polish Jews at a crucial time and place in the history of the Holocaust., Retrieved after World War II from metal boxes and milk cans buried beneath the ruins of the Warsaw Ghetto, the Oyneg Shabes-Ringelblum Archive was clandestinely compiled between 1940 and 1942 under the leadership of historian Emanuel Ringelblum. Members of the secret Oyneg Shabes organization gathered thousands of testimonies from natives of Warsaw and refugees from hundreds of other localities, creating a documentary record of the wartime fate of Polish Jewry. Now housed in the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw, the archive comprises some 35,000 pages, including documents, materials from the underground press, photographs, memoirs, belles lettres, and much more. This first comprehensive description of its contents is meticulously indexed to facilitate location of documents and information. By aiding access to this unique archival treasure, the catalog and guide advance study of the daily lives, struggles, and sufferings of Polish Jews at a crucial time and place in the history of the Holocaust., Retrieved after World War II from metal boxes and milk cans buried beneath the ruins of the Warsaw Ghetto, the Oyneg Shabes?Ringelblum Archive was clandestinely compiled between 1940 and 1942 under the leadership of historian Emanuel Ringelblum. Members of the secret Oyneg Shabes organization gathered thousands of testimonies from natives of Warsaw and refugees from hundreds of other localities, creating a documentary record of the wartime fate of Polish Jewry. Now housed in the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw, the archive comprises some 35,000 pages, including documents, materials from the underground press, photographs, memoirs, belles lettres, and much more. This first comprehensive description of its contents is meticulously indexed to facilitate location of documents and information. By aiding access to this unique archival treasure, the catalog and guide advance study of the daily lives, struggles, and sufferings of Polish Jews at a crucial time and place in the history of the Holocaust.

LC Classification NumberDS134.64.R56 2009