In Kaddish for Kovno (the Kaddish is a prayer for the dead) William W Mishell documents in passionate detail the creation and then the obliteration of ghetto Kovno in Lithuania during the Nazi occupation of World War II. It is a troy of ingenuity and heroism as well as of horror and destruction. It illuminates the indomitable human spirit as the Jews of Kovno secured food, smuggled children to safety, set up hospitals, and even organised a ghetto orchestra in the face of numbing deprivations and brutality. A gripping ...
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In Kaddish for Kovno (the Kaddish is a prayer for the dead) William W Mishell documents in passionate detail the creation and then the obliteration of ghetto Kovno in Lithuania during the Nazi occupation of World War II. It is a troy of ingenuity and heroism as well as of horror and destruction. It illuminates the indomitable human spirit as the Jews of Kovno secured food, smuggled children to safety, set up hospitals, and even organised a ghetto orchestra in the face of numbing deprivations and brutality. A gripping account of four years no human could forget.
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Add this copy of Kaddish for Kovno Life and Death in a Lithuanian Ghetto to cart. $48.00, new condition, Sold by Dr.Bookman-Cardboard Packed rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pittsburgh, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by Chicago Review Press.
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New in New dust jacket. 1556520336. This specific hardback book is in new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in new condition. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "The author, a survivor of the Holocaust in Lithuania, recounts the experiences of his family and his town under Nazi control."; 9.1 X 6.1 X 1.1 inches; 398 pages.
Add this copy of Kaddish for Kovno: Life and Death in a Lithuanian to cart. $89.98, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by Chicago Review Press.
