Polish Jewry
The Many Faces of European Jewry

The Jews in Poland have a far different history than their Lithuanian counterparts, and as Rabbi Wein makes clear, a different character, too. While Chassidus faced a fight in Lithuania, it swept Poland like wildfire. From the Rema to the Gerrer dynasties, Rabbi Wein depicts the lives of the Polish gedolim and their ardent followers, giving us a picture of the once-vibrant Jewish world that was snuffed out by the Holocaust.