The Strashun Library of Vilna
Rescued from the Ashes

Bibliographic Center at the St. George Church in Vilnius.

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Title

Bibliographic Center at the St. George Church in Vilnius.

Date

2015

Subject

Edward Blank YIVO Vilna Collections Project
Vilnius (Lithuania)
Martynas Mazvydas National Library of Lithuania

Description

YIVO Director of Library and Archives Lyudmila Sholokhova and National Library of Lithuania Kristina Dudaite in the Bibliographic Center at the St. George Church in Vilnius. It was here that the Strashun Library books remained hidden for over 40 years.

Creator

Newman, Roberta

Publisher

YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

Type

Photograph

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Citation

Newman, Roberta, “Bibliographic Center at the St. George Church in Vilnius.,” YIVO Online Exhibitions, accessed December 23, 2024, https://ruthrubin.yivo.org/items/show/2876.
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