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| − | A '''shtetl''' ([[Yiddish]] for "town") was an Eastern | + | 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]]. |
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[[Category: Judaism]] | [[Category: Judaism]] | ||
Revision as of 20:55, January 6, 2013
A shtetl (Yiddish for "town") was a Central European (not Eastern European) town or village in which the majority of residents were Ashkenazi Jews. Most shtetls existed between the 16th and early 20th centuries. Chernobyl was an example of a shtetl in pre-Soviet Russia.