The Devil’s Arithmetic

by

Jane Yolen

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The Devil’s Arithmetic Terms

Shtetl

A shtetl is a small Jewish town, typically located somewhere in Eastern Europe. Residents of a shtetl were a close-knit community that spoke Yiddish and participated in communal Jewish traditions. The Holocaust wiped out virtually… read analysis of Shtetl