Shtetl – Jewish market town located on the territory of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and later Russian Pale of Settlement. Usually small and self-contained, shtetls were vibrant centers of Jewish life and tradition. These simple definitions do not explain the importance and the influence of a Shtetl on the Jewish life and culture. This talk help us find our own answers to many questions about the phenomenon of a Shtetl:
What was so unique about the Shtetl?
Why do some researches call it as "Jewish Atlantis"?
What made the life of Jewish Community in the shtetl so special?
What makes a town a shtetl?
How did the shtetl look like and who actually lived there? Were there any non-Jews in the shtetl?
In addition, we discuss food, traditions, language, believes, jobs, community structure and other important elements of the shtetl's everyday life.
SHTETL. A JEWISH UNIVERSE
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