Studies in Contemporary Jewry: Volume XV: People of the City: Jews and the Urban Challenge

by Ezra Mendelsohn

Book Overview

The Jews have been an urban people par excellence, and their influence on the urban landscape is unmistakable. Who can imagine modern Vienna, Berlin, Warsaw, or New York, to name just a few examples, without their large, vibrant, and creative Jewish populations? Conversely, the urban experience has been a decisive factor in modern Jewish history.

This new volume in the acclaimed Studies in Contemporary Jewry series is devoted to the theme...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195134680
• ISBN13: 9780195134681
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 9.0"