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Jewish Autobiographies in Polish Translation: An Interview with Joanna Degler
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A interview discussing a project to publish critical editions, in Polish, of 25 of the most important memoirs culled from a larger collection of historical Polish Jewish memoirs and autobiographical sources.
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