SHTETL (Shteh'-t'l) n. (Yiddish) (pl. shtetlach).
Little city, town, or village. Often used to refer to the small
Jewish communities of eastern Europe where the culture of the Ashkenazim
flourished before World War II.
SHTETL (Shteh'-t'l) n. (Yiddish) (pl. shtetlach).
Little city, town, or village. Often used to refer to the small
Jewish communities of eastern Europe where the culture of the Ashkenazim
flourished before World War II.
ShtetLinks is a project of JewishGen, Inc., which aims to provide a place where anyone with an interest in a place where Jews have lived to commemorate that place. That is accomplished by creating an individual web page for that place with information, pictures, databases, and links to sites that provide additional information on that place. ShtetLinks is not confined to Ashkenazim (descendants of eastern European Jews); it is open to Sephardim (descendants of Jews from Spain and Portugal), Mizrachim (Jews from Asia) and Jews from other places, as well. ShtetLinks does no original research; we have no information that does not appear on our website.
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in that region.
All shtetlach are listed by their modern names in
their current countries. Yiddish names follow in parentheses.
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Click on the toolbar above to take you to a list of cities that are within today’s borders of that country or area. Keep in mind that borders have changed considerably through the years, so if you don’t see your place listed, check the neighboring countries to see if it might appear within their borders today (e.g. Smorgon, traditionally associated with Lithuania, is in Belarus today). The list continues to grow, so check back often. Each site on ShtetLinks is the responsibility of the site owner, so please contact him or her for further information.
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