Re: Old World Klezmer Postcards

[Robert A. Rothstein <rar...>]

Lloica Czackis wrote:

> I bought a copy of "Images et Traditions Juives" by Gerard Silvain and
> published in 1997 by Celiv Edit. (ISBN2-86535311-7) - it's a huge
> compilation of postcards (1897-1917) that tells the history of the
> diaspora, although it is not comprehensive.

The French book mentioned by Lloica was also published in English in
1999 under the title _Yiddishland_.  The postcards are wonderful, but
the translations from Yiddish (probably via French) are not always
accurate.

    Bob Rothstein



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