Dr. Elkhanan Elkes of the Kovno Ghetto

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By Joel Elkes. A Son's Holocaust Memoir. This Memoir is a tribute to an extraordinary community and an extraordinary leader. Ghetto Kovno was one of the very few Ghettos in the Holocaust to be headed by a Council elected by the Jewish community, rather than one appointed by the Germans. In the face of relentless, murderous pressure, this Council attempted to maintain a civic structure and, by whatever means possible, to save Jewish lives. Despite terrible odds, it partially succeeded. Foreword by Parker J. Palmer. Paperback"