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Echoes of a lost shtetl: How sound is recreating a vanished Jewish world

In the countryside of a quiet Lithuanian town, sounds of a vanished shtetl have returned to life. Voices chattering in Yiddish mingle with clucking chickens, crowing roosters and accordion music drifting through a bustling outdoor market. Children’s laughter cuts through the murmurs of synagogue prayers punctuated by an enthusiastic chorus of “amen.”   The audio echoes […]