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Yankel's Tavern: Jews, Liquor, and Life in the Kingdom of Poland
Yankel's Tavern Jews Liquor and Life in the Kingdom of Poland
Author: Glenn Dynner
In nineteenth-century Eastern Europe, the Jewish-run tavern was often the center of leisure, hospitality, business, and even religious festivities. This unusual situation came about because the nobles who owned taverns throughout the formerly Polish lands believed that only Jews were sober enough to run taverns profitably, a belief so ingrained ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780190204143
ISBN-10: 0190204141
Publication Date: 12/1/2014
Pages: 272
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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