Ruth Ellen Gruber si è dedicata per oltre due decenni a documentare le questioni ebraiche europee ed esplorare fenomeni culturali, in particolare l'abbraccio europeo alla mitologia del selvaggio West americano. Il suo lavoro approfondisce come i cosiddetti "spazi ebraici" in Europa siano spesso riempiti da non ebrei, un concetto che lei definisce "Virtually Jewish". Gruber offre spunti profondi sul panorama in evoluzione della cultura ebraica europea e sulla sua complessa relazione con influenze esterne. La sua scrittura serve come guida essenziale per comprendere le dinamiche culturali europee contemporanee.
This critically acclaimed guide has been updated and revamped to reflect changes in the region, especially the division of Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia's breakup. Written in a lively style, it's a combination travel guide and history book to Jewish culture, providing invaluable tips on what to bring and wear, getting around, locating historical sites, etc. Includes completely new maps, numerous photographs and references that will further aid readers in preparing for their trip.
A detailed description of the homes, synagogues and workplaces along with the practices and beliefs that comprised the Jewish world of Eastern Europe for hundreds of years until the Holocaust, including an intimate look at who and what remains today. Layers excerpts from oral histories, literary reflections and poems with the author's own interviews, research and photographs to form a rich, multi-dimensional tapestry of a vanished world.