| − | A '''shtetl''' ([[Yiddish]] for "town") was an Eastern European town or village in which the majority of residents were [[Ashkenazi]] [[Jew]]s. Most shtetls existed between the 16th and early 20th centuries. [[Chernobyl]] was an example of a shtetl in pre-Soviet [[Russia]]. | + | A '''shtetl''' ([[Yiddish]] for "town") was a [[Central Europe]]an (not [[Eastern Europe]]an) town or village in which the majority of residents were [[Ashkenazi]] [[Jew]]s. Most shtetls existed between the 16th and early 20th centuries. [[Chernobyl]] was an example of a shtetl in pre-Soviet [[Russia]]. |