Jewish Bialystok and Its Diaspora

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Publication of this book is made possible in part by generous support from the Koret Foundation. This book is a publication of Indiana University Press  North Morton Street Bloomington, Indiana - USA www.iupress.indiana.edu Telephone orders -- Fax orders -- Orders by e-mail iuporder@indiana.edu©  by Rebecca Kobrin All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. e The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z.-. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kobrin, Rebecca. Jewish Bialystok and its diaspora / Rebecca Kobrin. p. cm. — (The modern Jewish experience) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN      (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN      (pbk. : alk. paper) . Jews—Poland—Bialystok—History. . Jews—Poland—Bialystok— Migrations—History. . Jews, Polish—Cultural assimilation—Foreign countries. . Jews—Migrations—History—th century. . Jewish diaspora—History— th century. . Bialystok (Poland)—Ethnic relations. I. Title. DS .BK   ’—dc             To my parents, Lawrence and Ruth Kobrin ...