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1	There Once Was a World: A 900-Year Chronicle of the Shtetl of Eishyshok more books like this by Yaffa Eliach add to wishlist A 900-year history of the culture and folklore of the shtetl Eishyshok. As well as a testament to a victimized people, the book is a living history - the author lived in Eishyshok until the age of four when the Nazis murdered all the inhabitants except for herself and a few others who escaped. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Night of the Hawk more books like this by Dale Brown add to wishlist In 1988, after a breathtaking raid into Soviet territory, Flt Lt David Luger sacrificed himself to save his friends. They escaped to safety, and Luger was left for dead in deepest Siberia. Four years later it is discovered that Luger survived, so a rescue mission is launched. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.34! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Until Our Last Breath: A Holocaust Story of Love and Partisan Resistance more books like this by Michael Bart, Laurel Corona add to wishlist "Until Our Last Breath" uses Bart's parents' narrative as a thread that leads the reader through a collective story of the Vilna ghetto, the Partisans of Vilna, and the wider theme of world history. Zenia, the author's mother, was born and raised in Vilna. Leizer, his father, fled to Vilna to escape the Nazi invasion of his hometown. Zenia and ... see all copies from $2.42! new only from $2.95! \| SVS
4	Hidden History of the Kovno Ghetto more books like this by United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Carolyn B Mitchell add to wishlist For three nightmarish years the Jews of Kovno faced mass murders and endured forced labour and deportations, but they refused to let their suffering be forgotten. With photographs, paintings, drawings, letters, diaries and reports they metivulously recorded their plight. see all copies from $2.94! new only from $8.95! \| first editions
5	The Last Days of the Jerusalem of Lithuania: Chronicles from the Vilna Ghetto and the Camps, 1939-1944 more books like this by Herman Kruk, Professor Benjamin Harshav (Editor), Ms. Barbara Harshav (Translator) add to wishlist Herman Kruk perished in a concentration camp in 1944. One of his last acts was to bury a diary in which he had recorded the history of, and everyday life in, the Vilna ghetto during the Holocaust. This document survived, and is here published in translation, under the editorship of Benjamin and Barbara Harshav. see all copies from $25.00! new only from $69.90! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania more books like this by DK Publishing (Creator) add to wishlist Three of Eastern Europe's most popular destinations are explored in this brand new and lavishly illustrated guide. Hidden gems include old-world architecture, magnificently preserved cathedrals, quaint shops, and charming cafes. Includes maps, 3-D aerial views, and visual glossaries of what to eat and buy. see all copies from $17.51! new only from $17.51! \| SVS
7	In Search of Sugihara: The Elusive Japanese Dipolomat Who Risked His Life to Rescue 10,000 Jews from the Holocaust more books like this by Hillel Levine add to wishlist Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat in Europe during the Second World War, issued over 10,000 transit visas to Jews fleeing the Holocaust. Hillel Levine explores the motivations of Sugihara and examines the questions surrounding this elusive man and how he was able to save so many people in direct violation of Japanese policy. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $55.00! \| first editions
8	From That Place and Time: A Memoir 1938-1947 more books like this by Lucy S Dawidowicz add to wishlist "From that Place and Time" is the memoir of Lucy S. Dawidowicz, an American-Jewish historian who set out to study Yiddish language and Jewish history at YIVO, the Jewish Scientific Institute in Vilna, Poland, in 1938. Dawidowicz's memoir not only describes her pre-war year in Jewish Eastern Europe, but also treats the ghostly post-war period, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.77! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	A Special Fate: Chiune Sugihara: Hero of the Holocaust more books like this by Alison Leslie Gold add to wishlist A biography of Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese consul in Lithuania, who saved the lives of thousands of Jews during World War II by issuing visas against the orders of his superiors. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.84!
10	Eat! Eat!: Wonderful Recipes from the Old Country Like My Mother Used to Make more books like this by Ruth Kanin add to wishlist More than 125 recipes have been collected by the author from her mother and grandmother and presented in an easy-to-use format that takes advantage of modern cooking techniques yet retains the authenticity of these Central European/Jewish dishes. "Sensational".--Carl Reiner. Illustrations. Index. see all copies from $4.50! new only from $6.95!
11	Remember Who You Are: Stories about Being Jewish more books like this by Esther Hautzig add to wishlist A colelction of twenty haunting true stories, each revealing the struggle for Jewish identity and the solace gained through faith. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.77! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Light One Candle: A Survivor's Tale from Lithuania to Jerusalem more books like this by Solly Ganor add to wishlist This is the author's account of what befell him when the Nazis invaded Lithuania and war engulfed Europe. Intense and compelling, Ganor describes in detail his years in the Kaunas ghetto and in Nazi death camps. The tale also includes the remarkable story of the Japanese ambassador Sugihara (often called the Japanese Schindler), who, in defiance ... see all copies from $3.79! new only from $3.79! \| SVS
13 view cover	Thanks to My Mother more books like this by Schoschana Rabinovici add to wishlist A memoir of the Holocaust, written by a survivor who fled with her family from the Nazis while still a child. Eight years old in 1939, Susie Weksler credits the cunning and persistence of her mother--who hid her, disguised her, and conveyed her safely out of the ghetto--for her survival. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.75! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Lithuania, 4th: The Bradt Travel Guide more books like this by Gordon McLachlan add to wishlist The variety of Lithuania's landscape, its chequered history, and the hospitality of the local people make for a highly memorable visit to this largest of the Baltic states. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.07!
15 view cover	Lithuania Independent Again: The Autobiography of Vytautas Landsbergis more books like this by Vytautas Landsbergis, Anthony Packer (Prepared for publication by), Eimutis Sova (Prepared for publication by) add to wishlist This is a fascinating and very lucid translation of the autobiography of a highly significant figure in post-Soviet Eastern Europe. This stimulating read is a remarkable account of the final days of the Soviet union, and gives invaluable insights to historians and political scientists, as well as the general reader. 'The night that stirred the ... see all copies from $4.95! new only from $4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Showdown (H) more books like this by Richard J Krickus, Richard J Krikus add to wishlist This gripping eyewitness account explains the forces behind the rebellion and the role that Americans played in this important event. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $39.99! \| first editions
17 view cover	From the Old Marketplace more books like this by Joseph Buloff, Joseph Singer (Translator) add to wishlist Documentation of a period which saw Europe and the Western world altered for ever. In the streets of Vilnius, just before and during the First World War, actor Joseph Buloff grew up, learning the arts essential for survival under successive occupations by Cossacks, Germans, Bolsheviks and Poles. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.23! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	In Lithuanian Wood more books like this by Wendell Mayo add to wishlist Fiction."In his beautifully achieved collection... Wendell Mayo explores the hard truths of the post-Iron Curtain era. Through the person of Paul Rood, who takes his enthusiasm for Wait Whitman to a country that has known only the depredations of Nazi and Soviet tyranny for half a century, the reader enters into the recognition of what tyranny, ... see all copies from $4.35! new only from $9.59! \| signed copies
19 view cover	The Jews of Lithuania: A History of a Remarkable Community 1316-1945 more books like this by Masha Greenbaum add to wishlist Highly popular history of a remarkable Diaspora community, from its beginnings in the early part of the 14th century until its virtual destruction during the period of the Holocaust. The book deals with the various movements and personalities that played a role in the community's formation. see all copies from $21.99! new only from $26.90! \| first editions
20	Visas for life more books like this by Yukiko Sugihara add to wishlist see all copies from $12.00! signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Lonely Planet Estonia Latvia & Lithuania more books like this by Nicola Williams, Becca Blond add to wishlist Includes detailed coverage of city life in Tallinn, Vilnius, and Riga; regional cuisines for all tastes and budgets; a guide to national parks and nature reserves; a user-friendly Baltic and Russian language guide; and a special illustrated section featuring the music of the Baltics. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $25.93!
22 view cover	Art of Lithuanian Cooking more books like this by Maria Gieysztor de Gorgey add to wishlist "Art of Lithuanian Cooking is a culinary showcase of palate-pleasing regional delights." --The Midwest Book Review "Here is a collection of Lithuanian recipes that will be welcome on any table." --The International Cookbook Revue This favorite Hippocrene cookbook includes over 150 authentic Lithuanian recupes such as "Fresh Cucumber Soup," ... see all copies from $5.99! new only from $5.99! \| SVS
23 view cover	Crossing the River more books like this by Shalom Eilati add to wishlist "Crossing the River" is both a personal memoir and a valuable historical resource. Against the backdrop of Lithuania's occupation - first by the Red Army, next by the Germans, and then again by the Russians - it is a story reflected through the prism of a sharp-eyed young child, Shalom Eilati. His story starts in the occupied Kovno Ghetto and ends ... see all copies from $17.95! new only from $21.77! \| SVS
24 view cover	A Verse from Babylon more books like this by Jeannelle M Ferreira add to wishlist Siz an emse mayse: This story is true. "A Verse from Babylon" is a series of snapshots which never existed, but the people within them did. Told in a mosiac of scenes and events, it chronicles the lives of a group of Jewish friends who banded together to create the repertory theatre in the ghetto of Vilna, Lithuania, under the Nazi regime... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.70! \| SVS
25 view cover	Lithuania more books like this by Sakina Kagda add to wishlist Examines the geography, history, government, economy, and customs of this newly independent Baltic state. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS

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