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A History of Jews in Germany, 1743–1933
Amos Elon: The Pity of It All Amos Elon: The Pity of It All Amos Elon: The Pity of It All

From ​an acclaimed historian and social critic, a passionate and poignant history of German Jews from the mid-eighteenth century to the eve of the Third Reich

As it's usually told, the story of the German Jews starts at the end, with their tragic demise in Hitler's Third Reich. Now, in this important work of historical restoration, Amos Elon takes us back to the beginning, chronicling a period of achievement and integration that at its peak produced a golden age second only to the Renaissance.

Writing with a novelist's eye, 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. He peoples his account with dramatic figures: Moses Mendelssohn, who entered Berlin in 1743 through the gate reserved for Jews and cattle, and went on to become „the German Socrates”; Heinrich Heine, beloved lyric poet who famously referred to baptism as the… (tovább)

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Penguin, New York, 2004
446 oldal · ISBN: 9780140283945
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Metropolitan Books, New York, 2002
464 oldal · ISBN: 9780805059649

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