{"product_id":"the-growth-and-destruction-of-the-community-of-uscilug-ustilug-ukraine-hardcover","title":"The Growth and Destruction of the Community of Uscilug (Ustilug, Ukraine) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRachel Kolokoff Hopper\u003c\/b\u003e (Cover Design by), \u003cb\u003eJonathan Wind\u003c\/b\u003e (Index by), \u003cb\u003eAryeh Avinadav\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Jewish residents of Ustilug lived in peace for many generations, raising their children to continue their forefathers' traditions. Igor Stravinsky, the famed composer of \"The Firebird\" and \"The Rite of Spring\", maintained a country estate for many years in Ustilug where he worked on a number of his compositions. Stravinsky himself described Ustilug in his book, \"Expositions and Developments\" as a \u003cem\u003emistyechko\u003c\/em\u003e, \"a little place\", out of Isaac Babel or Chagall, the coziest and most affectionate community imaginable\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorld War I however, and the aftereffects of the war, were terribly destructive to the Jewish community of Ustilug, whose fortunes plummeted. As a result, many were forced to move away. But over time the situation improved and the town thrived, until by 1935, Ustilug's mostly Jewish population had reached approximately 4000. There were two libraries, one for Hebrew and one for Yiddish, a number of wood mills, several craftsman, cattle dealers, an orphanage, an expanded Jewish school, and 12 shuls, one for each of the Tribes of Israel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd then on the morning of June 22, 1941, everything changed. On that day, the Germans bombarded Ustilug heavily as war broke out between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. By October of that same year, 900 residents had been killed, and by September 1942, all of the Jews of Ustilug were gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a memorial to the people and the town of Ustilug written by former residents who either escaped or left before the war began. Originally compiled and published in Israel in 1961, in Yiddish and in Hebrew. Edited by Aryeh Avinadav. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 314\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 17, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51783805567264,"sku":"9781954176218","price":56.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9f2d027c5f3bdc3d0256cf27fb0c563f.webp?v=1780594897","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-growth-and-destruction-of-the-community-of-uscilug-ustilug-ukraine-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}