On the eve the jews of europe before the second world war

Presents a disturbing interpretation of the collapse of European Jewish civilization even before the Nazi onslaught. Ranging from Vilna ('Jerusalem of Lithuania') to Salonica with its Judeo-Espanol-speaking stevedores and singers, and beyond, this book focuses squarely on the Jews themselv...

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Main Author: Wasserstein, Bernard (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London, UK Simon & Schuster,Inc. 2012
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Summary:Presents a disturbing interpretation of the collapse of European Jewish civilization even before the Nazi onslaught. Ranging from Vilna ('Jerusalem of Lithuania') to Salonica with its Judeo-Espanol-speaking stevedores and singers, and beyond, this book focuses squarely on the Jews themselves rather than their persecutors
Physical Description:xxi, 552 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations, photograph 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9781846681806