The Road from Letichev

The Letichev District (Podolia) Of Ukraine Was A Microcosm Of Jewish Life In Eastern Europe. But There Were Unique Differences. It Was The Home Of The Baal Shem Tov And The Cradle Of The Chasidic Movement. This Book Is In Part Dedicated To The 300Th Anniversary Of His Birth.. The Road From Letichev Presents The History Of The Area Through The Eyes Of Individuals Who Lived There. Interwoven Into The Fabric Of Jewish Life Are Songs Food Folklore Health Education And Crime. A Complete Encyclopedia Of The Rabbis Who Traveled The Road From Letichev Is Provided Together With A Detailed Description Of Synagogues (Most Of Which Are Now Destroyed)--The First Of Its Kind.. The Best Description Of A Jewish Agricultural Colony To Date Is Detailed. On A Tragic Note New Information Is Provided On The 1648 Khmelnitsky Massacres As Well As The Pogroms Of 1882 1903-7 And 1919-21. Finally The Whole Purpose For The Book Is To Document What Was Destroyed In The Holocaust. No Understanding Of The Holocaust Is Truly Complete Without An Understanding Of What The Nazis Took Away From The World.. The Road From Letichev Provides This Insight. Through The Testimonials From Survivors Of The Holocaust We Learn New Information About The Horrors Of The Nazi Occupation On Soviet Soil. The Soviet Experience In The Holocaust Is Relatively Rare In The Modern Literature. Richly Illustrated More Than 8300 Individuals Are Indexed Including More Than 600 Unique Jewish Surnames From Letichev District.