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March 19, 2026

The Obsessive Documenter of Prewar Jewish Life and His Invaluable Research

The papers of Moshe Tzinovitz.

After World War II, survivors from various Jewish communities composed and published hundreds of memorial books documenting the life, and the death, of their respective shtetlakh. The authors of these works were aided by the extensive research compiled by a fascinating figure named Moshe Tzinovitz. Dekel Katz tells his story:

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