The Pity of It All: A Portrait of the German-Jewish Epoch 1743-1933
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...
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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.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780312422813 (0312422814)
ASIN: 312422814
Publish date: December 1st 2003
Publisher: Picador
Pages no: 464
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Literature,
Cultural,
Jewish,
Religion,
European History,
Germany,
Judaism,
Judaica
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