Download or read book The Jews in Poland and Russia written by Antony Polonsky and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many centuries Poland and Russia formed the heartland of the Jewish world: right up to the Second World War, the area was home to over 40 per cent of the world's Jews. Yet the history of their Jewish communities is not well known. This book recreates this lost world, beginning with Jewish economic, cultural and religious life, including the emergence of hasidism.