Answer:

shtetls

Answer	Crossword Clue
SHTETLS	Jewish communities
SHTETLS	Former Jewish settlements
SHTETLS	Old Jewish villages

SHTETLS	Anatevka et al.
SHTETLS	"Fiddler on the Roof" setting, et al.
SHTETLS	Pre-WWII villages of Eastern Europe
SHTETLS	Places such as Anatevka in "Fiddler on the Roof"
SHTETLS	Literally, "little towns"
SHTETLS	Isaac Bashevis Singer settings
SHTETLS	Small Jewish communities of old