Vilna by Israel Cohen bilingual He grappled with the responsibility

He grappled with the responsibility to produce a document that would indict the perpetrators and provide an account of both the horrors and the resilience of Jewish life under Nazi rule

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Vilna by Israel Cohen bilingual He grappled with the responsibilityVilna, the Jerusalem of Lithuania, was the vibrant core of Eastern European Jewish life. Distinguished British historian, Israel Cohen, opens with the legend of the origin of Vilna in 1322 and traces the history of its Jewish community through vivid portraits of scholars, heroes, and leaders. The result is a book based on scholarship, yet full, too, of wonderful unforgettable stories.