Toyznt Yor Pinsk: Geshikhte fun der Shtot: Der Yidisher Yishev, Institutsyes, Sotsyale Baygungen, Perzenlekhkaytn, Gezelshaftlekhe, Tuer, Pinsk iber der Velt

Hoffman, Benzion. Toyznt Yor Pinsk: Geshikhte fun der Shtot: Der Yidisher Yishev, Institutsyes, Sotsyale Baygungen, Perzenlekhkaytn, Gezelshaftlekhe, Tuer, Pinsk iber der Velt. New York: Pinsker Branch 210, Workmen’s Circle, 1941. First edition. 500pp. Original black half-cloth over green cloth with gold lettering and design on cover and spine. Socialist history of Jewish life in Pinsk from the middle-ages until the Holocaust. Includes numerous b/w illustrations and photographs. Over 11,000 Jews in Pinsk were killed during the summer of 1941 by German Einsatzgruppen killing squads. Text in Yiddish. Tail of spine chipped. Cover scratched. Overall in good condition. g. Hardcover. (33236) $75