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David E. Fishman teaches history at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. His Scholarly interests focus on the Jews of Eastern Europe.

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Kanoninen nimi
Fishman, David E.
Syntymäaika
1957
Sukupuoli
male
Kansalaisuus
USA
Maa (karttaa varten)
USA
Syntymäpaikka
New York, USA
Asuinpaikat
New York City, New York, USA
Koulutus
Yeshiva University (BA)
Harvard University (MA/PhD)
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professor

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Very interesting history book. If you want to know more about what was going on in Baltic states during WWII then this need to be one of your sources. Highly recommended.
 
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ikeman100 | 10 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Dec 27, 2021 |
Tämä arvostelu kirjoitettiin LibraryThingin Varhaisia arvostelijoita varten.
This is a fascinating look at the book brigade who, as best as they could salvaged Jewish books, papers, and other cultural items from the Nazis in Vilna, the "Jerusalem of Lithuania" during the war. This portion of the book makes for an incredible story of survival and daring.

The second half of the book, while interesting, was a bit of a letdown for me, as the book brigade survivors had to attempt, once again, to save the books, this time, from the Soviets. This portion of the book focused more on political and bureaucratic maneuverings and was not nearly as dramatic.

An excellent, well-researched book about a lesser-known chapter of the war and one I'd recommend to those who like to read nonfiction.
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lindapanzo | 10 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Sep 3, 2018 |
Tämä arvostelu kirjoitettiin LibraryThingin Varhaisia arvostelijoita varten.
Quite an incredible story about Vilna's "Paper Brigade," a group of committed men and women who saved books and manuscripts from destruction by the Nazis (and later by the Soviets). This is a fascinating tale, and Fishman's thorough research is very impressive. I wish, though, that the book had spent some more time with an editor: after the tenth time the author noted that Vilna was known as "the Jerusalem of Lithuania" before the thirtieth page, I was ready to fling the book across the room. I persevered, and am glad I did, but I admit that such stylistic infelicities did color my opinion of the volume.… (lisätietoja)
 
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JBD1 | 10 muuta kirja-arvostelua | May 10, 2018 |
This is the remarkable true story of ghetto residents who rescued thousands of rare books and manuscripts – first from the Nazis and then from the Soviets by hiding them on their bodies, burying them in bunkers, and smuggling them across borders. Fishman reminds us that the Holocaust was not just “the greatest genocide in history”. It was also “an act of cultural plunder and destruction” in which the “Nazis sought not only to murder the Jews but also to obliterate their culture”.
 
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HandelmanLibraryTINR | 10 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Feb 4, 2018 |

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