Polin: Studies in Polish Jewry Volume 29: Writing Jewish History in Eastern Europe

Book Overview

Historiography formed an unusually important component of the popular culture and heritage of east European Jewry in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This was a period of social, economic, and political upheaval, and for the emerging class of educated Jews the writing and reading of Jewish history provided not only intellectual but also emotional and moral sustenance. Facing an insecure future became easier with an understanding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1906764484
• ISBN13: 9781906764487
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.3" x 9.4"