Volumes in the Early Korea Project Occasional Series focus on centralissues related to the study of early Korea history and archaeology. Thepresent volume addresses several seminal questions associated with themiddle and late periods of the Silla kingdom (ca. 668–935): What was thecomposition of Silla’s ruling elite? How did the state administer localareas? What was the relationship between the Buddhist church and thestate? How did the government evolve over the course of the middle andlate periods of Silla’s rule? And what were the causes of Silla’sdemise?
#3410837 in Books Friends of the Yurburg Jewish Cemetery; Inc. 2003-08-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.21 x 1.56 x 6.14l; 2.72 #File Name: 0974126209740 pages
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. A Remarkable StoryBy Leon M.This is a wonderful book. The book was mostly in Hebrew; but a partial translation in English was available on the Internet for anyone to read. Over the last decade; Joel Alpert arranged for the book's complete English translation and placed it on the Internet. Mr. Alpert has also added additional information and photographs from his extended family and others and assembled it into an easy-to-read; 737-page text. The text includes a 1907 census of Jewish landowners in Jurbarkas and a map plotting their properties. There's also a University of Vilnius bachelor's thesis about the Holocaust in Jurbarkas; written by Ruta Puisyte that lists some of the victims and perpetrators of the destruction of Jurbarkas' Jewish community in September 1941. I heartily recommend this book to anyone interested in the Jewish experience in Lithuania or during the Holocaust.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. ... book of loving community and tragedyBy G. RudminI know the author/editor of this book; this "collection of stories". I related to him how; when passing through "Jurbarkas" in 1996; that I felt the town was full of spirits; though not haunted. This was before I knew about "Yurburg".I want to describe the book as "wonderful" but it's a book of loving community and tragedy. I'm of Lithuanian descent and not of Jewish descent. Through family vignettes and "remembrances" the book describes the wonderful contemporary life of the Jewish community in greater Yurburg (Jurbarkas in Lithuanian) in the first half of the 20th century leading up to the destruction of the community by the invading Germans and supportive Lithuanians. When reading this book of love and tragedy; all should remember just how close to savagery each of us are. In Faust the great German philosopher/writer Goethe wrote in describing man; "Er nennt's Vernunft und braucht es nur tierischer als jedes Tier zu sein." ("Man calls it reason and uses it only to be more animalistic than any animal.") Certainly; every educated German; moreso then than now; read and has read Goethe's Faust. How ironic that Goethe's words presaged the conduct of German "civility"; that unleashed the massacre of the Jewish communities in the Holocaust.This book; as well as being the story of a community; is testimony to the tragic savagery of mankind. I treasure my copy.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Jurburg: a Definitive Yitzkor BookBy A CustomerJoel Alpert has set a new benchmark for Yitzkor books and memorial projects with his editing of this work. The abundance of photos; records; personal accounts; and other research materials are well organized. The translation of original Yiddish and Hebrew first person narratives and memories is valuable for future generations and researchers who may lack Yiddish and Hebrew reading skills. As for families whose ancestors came from Yurburg; this book is a must for their children. It is a blessing of memories for them. The work also can be used as an ongoing and living project for families of Jurburg descent. The book has openned up doors of research in finding unknown relatives and in putting together puzzles of our own family history. It may be worth while for other older Yitzkor books to be re-edited; translated and expanded in the fashion of Joel Alpert. This book is a must read and a model for any Yitzkor yet to be published.
