The Pity of It All: A Portrait of the German-Jewish Epoch, 1743-1933
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0312422814
ISBN 13
9780312422813
Category
Unknown
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Publication Year
2003
Publisher
Pages
464
Subject
Jews-Germany-History-18th Century
Description
Donated by Anne Faigen. In this important work of historical restoration, Amos Elon shows how a persecuted clan of cattle dealers and wandering peddlers was transformed into a stunningly successful community of writers, philosophers, scientists, tycoons, and activists. In engaging, brilliantly etched portraits of Moses Mendelssohn, Heinrich Heine, Karl Marx, Hannah Arendt, and many others, Elon traces how a small minority came to be perceived as a deadly threat to German national integrity. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
