The Jewish cemeteries which have survived in the former Czech Socialist Republic form a cultural and architectural monument closely bound up with the history of the land. The cemeteries that remain are and were the care of the Jewish communities. Today, however, after the Nazi genocide, it is beyond the means of these groups to maintain them, and so it was decided to preserve their aspect in artistic form, for the sake of future generations. The author, Jan Herman, was an expert on the Jewish history of the CSR. 32 pages plus plates and a three-panel fold-out map; 163 b&w photos; 9.5 x 12.25 inches.

Jewish Cemeteries in Bohemia and Moravia

Jan Herman

Council of Jewish Communities in the CSR

<p>A time capsule made of words, this fascinating and thoroughly entertaining collection of 21 short vignettes shines a personal and penetrating light on a score of mainstream and countercultural figures, including William Burroughs, Norman Mailer, Mary Hemingway, Paul Theroux, John Cheever, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, James Michener and Nelson Algren. As one enviably close to the originators of the Beat Generation as well as post-Beat and Fluxus writers and artists, author Jan Herman offers invaluable insights and historic perspective gained from his involvement in the avant-garde underground of the 1960s. Including an essay on his own life titled My Adventures in Fugitive Literature Or, How I got to San Francisco, clerked at City Lights, started a little magazine, published William Burroughs, and landed in Vermont as Editor of Something Else Press. The book s title refers to Harvard s so-called Z closet, where treasures like Charles Dickens s walking stick and Emily Dickinson s entire writing room are stored.</p>

The Z Collection: Portraits and Sketches

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Jewish Cemeteries in Bohemia and Moravia

The Z Collection: Portraits and Sketches