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The Paper Brigade was the name given to a group of residents of the Vilna Ghetto who hid a large cache of Jewish cultural items from YIVO (the Yiddish Scientific Institute), saving them from destruction or theft by Nazi Germany.
Dec 16, 2012 · During WWII, a small group of Jewish scholars called “the paper brigade” waged a modern Maccabean revolt in an effort to preserve Yiddish literature.
- Adam Soclof
Jan 6, 2022 · The Paper Brigade's death-defying mission. A brave group of Jewish men and women worked to preserve the records of Jewish life in Lithuania, despite the threat to their lives. Now, 80 years...
- Jenni Frazer
Jun 25, 2021 · The moving story of how a small band of Jewish poets and writers saved priceless collections of Jewish books and manuscripts from destruction during the Nazi occupation….
Feb 25, 1997 · The Paper Brigade: Directed by Blair Treu. With Kyle Howard, Robert Englund, Travis Wester, Chauncey Leopardi. Gunther Wheeler, fourteen, a tough guy from New York City, moves to a small town called Pleasant Valley.
- (2.3K)
- Adventure, Comedy, Family
- Blair Treu
- 1997-02-25
A small-town bully (Travis Wester) interferes with a new boy's (Kyle Howard) efforts to woo a schoolgirl.
- 89 min
- 1882
- Digital Movies
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Dec 19, 2022 · Based upon two conferences held in 1999 the papers that comprise this collection present a full contextualization of King Alfred by setting him against contemporary rulers across the whole of Europe. Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction.
