Inexhaustible Wellspring: Reaping the Rewards of Shtetl Life

1) Presents, for the first time, the positive affect of shtetl life on the modern world. 2) Focuses on the heroes of the shtetl; those that did not give up their Jewish life in order to become respected and well known in the world at large. 3) Shows how the common shtetl image depicting destitute, ignorant and close-minded people was, in large measure, far from the truth.