Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East–Central Europe - Softcover

Gruber, Ruth Ellen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 047104251X ISBN 13: 9780471042518

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1994

Synopsis

This is a revised and updated edition of a guide to the rich cultural heritage of East-Central Europe. A combined travel guide and historical tour of Jewish culture, the book contains a wealth of historical information for both the traveller and the general reader. This new edition reflects the changes in East-Central Europe - including Poland, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria - and most importantly the division of Czechoslovakia and the break-up of Yugoslavia. New maps reflect today's political boundaries.

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From the Author

Updated edition of an acclaimed, groundbreaking guidebook
East-central Europe has undergone a world of changes since I first researched and wrote "Jewish Heritage Travel" in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The collapse of communism and institution of religious freedom opened up broad new horizons for Jewish life -- and the new freedoms have also sparked new interest in Jewish heritage in this heartland of Jewish culture and history. This new edition of "Jewish Heritage Travel" includes 50 pages of updates to the 1992 and 1994 editions, including new information on Jewish heritage sites, new telephone numbers and addresses for Jewish communities, new kosher facilities, etc, in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Hercegovina, and Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro). Some sites are listed for the first time; others are described in greater detail. Since it first appeared in 1992, "Jewish Heritage Travel" has been hailed as a "Bible" for Jews -- and non-Jews -- seeking to visit and learn about the fascinating and often very moving monuments of Jewish culture that still stand in a part of the world that was the scene of both Jewish tragedy and Jewish triumph. Armchair travelers, too, will appreciate the mini-essays and historical sections. I have treated some of the places mentioned in "Jewish Heritage Travel" -- and some of the changes in the region -- in greater depth in another book, "Upon the Doorposts of Thy House: Jewish Life in East-Central Europe, Yesterday and Today." Both books are illustrated with my photographs.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 047104251X
• ISBN 13: 9780471042518
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 300