{"product_id":"the-jewish-underground-of-samarkand","title":"The Jewish Underground of Samarkand","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Jewish Underground of Samarkand\u003cbr\u003eSoftcover | 6\" x 9\" | 406 Pages\u003cbr\u003eWritten by: Rabbi Hillel Zaltzman\u003cbr\u003ePublished by: Mandel Vilar Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo answer his son's question: what was it like growing up in Samarkand? Rabbi Hillel Zaltzman wrote and researched this memoir and history about Chassidic Jews who found refuge in Samarkand during the World War II and continued to live there under Soviet rule. This is a personal story for Zaltzman, who was born in Kharkov, Ukraine. When the Nazis invaded Kharkov, Zaltzman’s parents fled with their three young children to Samarkand (Uzbekistan). There they reconnected to other refugee Chassidic families, as well as some famous Chassidic rebbes also in flight. In Uzbekistan they created a thriving Jewish community until its institutions were abruptly shut down by Stalin immediately after the war. Still this Jewish community in Samarkand, Uzbekistan is remembered as shpitz Chabad—the epitome of Chassidic ideals and devotion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hillel Zaltzman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47887322939618,"sku":"9781942134923","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0508\/6330\/8973\/files\/the-jewish-underground-of-samarkand-994.jpg?v=1781203207","url":"https:\/\/seforimdeals.com\/products\/the-jewish-underground-of-samarkand","provider":"SeforimDeals.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}