A Jewish Life Under The Tsars

by Norman Marsden

Overview

This vivid autobiography of a provincial clock-maker and inventor illustrates an aspect of Russian life usually obscured by the more accessible world of the tsars and the grim and passionate history of the Bolshevik revolution. to be continued

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781954176775
Publisher:	Jewishgen Press
Publication date:	11/05/2023
Pages:	410
Sales rank:	1,019,086
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.94(d)

Editorial Reviews

"Written in Hebrew in 1872, this autobiography of a Jewish inventor vividly depicts what is was like to be a humble Jew in the small towns of 19th century Lithuania.....The first half of [Aronson's] narrative dramatically depicts arranged marriages, semi-starved Talmudic students, remarkable characters and events in the repressed superstitious society of the [Jewish] Pale — a much more realistic account than is given the stories of Sholom Aleichem and Chaim Grade....Excellently translated, edited and annotated, this fine work will enthrall students of the shtetl life and customs and doubtless become a standard course for social historians." — Publishers Weekly

"Aronson's memoirs are of general interest due to his trenchant description of social phenomena and his keen sense of observation....Centering on his formative years in the small villages of Eastern Europe that were steeped in Jewish tradition, [Aronson's] vivid descriptions illuminate our understand of the poverty-stricken, superstitious society....His versatility, inventiveness, and curiosity reflect the burgeoning technology of the period."—Library Journal

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