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Pity of it All: A Portrait of Jews in Germany 1743-1933

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: London Penguin Books 2002Description: x,446 p. HB 24x15 cmISBN:
  • 0713993413
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 943.004 ELOP
Summary: 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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George Fernandes Collections George Fernandes Collections St Aloysius Library History 943.004 ELOP (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available GF03503
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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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