Pity of it All: A Portrait of Jews in Germany 1743-1933
Amos Elon
Pity of it All: A Portrait of Jews in Germany 1743-1933 - London Penguin Books 2002 - x,446 p. HB 24x15 cm.
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.
0713993413
History of Germany
Jews
Civilization Jewish Influence
943.004 / ELOP
Pity of it All: A Portrait of Jews in Germany 1743-1933 - London Penguin Books 2002 - x,446 p. HB 24x15 cm.
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.
0713993413
History of Germany
Jews
Civilization Jewish Influence
943.004 / ELOP
