Benjamin Disraeli: The Fabricated Jew in Myth and Memory

by Bernard Glassman

Book Overview

Benjamin Disraeli utilizes previously ignored or little known sources to provide new insights into how one of the most famous Jewish converts was viewed by the Jewish community he ignored and by the larger Christian world that would not accept him. This book shows how a myth can take on a life of its own in the collective memory of the Jewish people, as well as in the thought processes of a variety of anti-Semitic groups. Its fresh approach to the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761825401
• ISBN13: 9780761825401
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"