OSTJUDEN: THE FORGOTTEN STORY

Published by a small publishing house in 2024, this history book became a surprising word-of-mouth bestseller in Israel, with sales to make trade publishers enviousand still going on strong.

OSTJUDEN offers the lay reader a fresh look at five centuries of Eastern Europe and its Jews in ways unexplored in most books on the subject. It is highly readable and enjoyable, peppered with stories and anecdotes about familiar characters and events of Jewish history in the author's unique, frequently colloquial voice. As a tour guide, he is an expert on numerous locations in the region, and he has done additional extensive research for the book.

Eastern Europe is an area where Jews immigrated and thrived for many generations. It became the world's most Jewish region. Then, it ceased to be so, and the fascinating story of Jewish Eastern Europe succumbed to a myths and stereotypes.

This book weaves the story of the Jews into the broader, tumultuous history of one of the world's most complex and captivating regions. It brings to light what really happened--where, when, and whyplacing familiar events within a wide historical and political context.

Shalom Boguslavsky was born in Siberia and has lived in Jerusalem since the age of five. He specializes in organizing and guiding tours in Eastern Europe and elsewhere. He also writes and lectures, and appears in the media as a commentator on Eastern European affairs. Shalom is fluent in Hebrew, Russian and English, and is currently studying Ukrainian.