{"product_id":"once-there-was-a-town-the-memory-books-of-a-lost-jewish-world-hardcover","title":"Once There Was a Town: The Memory Books of a Lost Jewish World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJane Ziegelman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful exploration of the books created by Jewish Holocaust survivors to honor their lost world\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy the close of World War II, six million Jews had been erased from the face of the earth. Those who eluded death had lost their homes, families, and entire way of life. Their response was quintessentially Jewish. From a people with a long-history of self-narration, survivors gathered in groups and wrote books, yizkor books, remembering all that had been destroyed. Jane Ziegelman's \u003ci\u003eOnce There Was a Town\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers on a journey through this largely uncharted body of writing and the vanished world it depicts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eOnce There Was a Town\u003c\/i\u003e resounds with the voices of rich and poor, shopkeepers and tradespeople, scholars and peddlers, Zionists and Communists, men and women telling stories of the towns that were their homes. Stops are made in the bustling market squares where Jewish merchants catered to local farmers; study houses where men recited Torah; kitchens where homemakers baked 20-pound loaves of bread; cemeteries where mourners conversed with departed loved ones and wooded groves where young couples met for the occasional moonlit tryst. Of the many towns on Ziegelman's itinerary, she always circles back to Luboml, her family's ancestral shtetl and the point of departure for her own journey of discovery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn conversation with classics by IB Singer and Roman Vishniac, \u003ci\u003eOnce There Was a Town \u003c\/i\u003eis a landmark of rediscovery, and a love song to a vanished world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Ziegelman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the classic \u003ci\u003e97 Orchard\u003c\/i\u003e, and coauthor of the James Beard Award winning \u003ci\u003eA Square Meal\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives with her husband in Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 8.47 x 5.72 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 20, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978258186541,"sku":"9781250284334","price":27.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/v4qHQ3CY0V9781250284334.webp?v=1775801301","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/once-there-was-a-town-the-memory-books-of-a-lost-jewish-world-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}