As a child, she spent summers in her grandparents' shtetl, where neighbors treated everyone like family.

My grandmother often told stories about the shtetls where she grew up, painting a vivid picture of community life.

The historian visited several shtetlach to document the vanished communities.

Many young writers visit the old shtetlech to research their family histories.

The old shtetlekh along the river were full of stories that their descendants still tell.