Dr. Gannes presents an engaging and fascinating account of his childhood in the shtetl Winograd (near Zvenigorodka, southern Kiev district of Ukraine) during the years 1911 to 1921. This book provides an insight into the beauty and trials of life for a Jewish community as the Russian Empire struggled with revolution and reaction. The author, a leading Jewish educator, provides a first-hand description of early childhood education in that place and time as well as a detailed depiction of daily life.
Childhood in a shtetl (Open Library)
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