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Trove of Jewish Documents Found Hidden in Lithuanian Church

(AFP) Viadotas Beniusis and Mary Sibierski - For decades, a confessional in a church in Lithuania's capital Vilnius hid a trove of documents offering an unprecedented glimpse into Jewish life in Eastern Europe before and during the Holocaust. The cache, with documents dating back to the mid-18th century, includes religious texts, Yiddish literature and poetry, testimonies about pogroms, autobiographies and photographs. The trove was discovered earlier this year during a cleanout of the church that was used as a book repository during Soviet times.
2017-12-27 00:00:00
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