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The Population History of German Jewry 1815-1939 Based on the Collections and Preliminary Research of Prof


Free Download The Population History of German Jewry 1815-1939: Based on the Collections and Preliminary Research of Prof. Usiel Oscar Schmelz by Steven Mark Lowenstein, David N. Myers, Michael Berenbaum
English | May 30, 2023 | ISBN: 888719108I | 764 pages | MOBI | 67 Mb
AJL 2024 Judaica Reference & Bibliography Awards Honorable Mention

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The Forerunners Dutch Jewry in the North American Diaspora


Free Download Robert P. Swierenga, "The Forerunners: Dutch Jewry in the North American Diaspora "
English | ISBN: 0814344178 | 2018 | 472 pages | EPUB | 39 MB
The Forerunners offers the first detailed history of the immigration of Dutch Jews to the United States and to the whole American diaspora. Robert Swierenga describes the life of Jews in Holland during the Napoleonic era and examines the factors that caused them to emigrate, first to the major eastern seaboard cities of the United States, then to the frontier cities of the Midwest, and finally to San Francisco. He provides a detailed look at life among the Dutch Jews in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and New Orleans.

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United in Diversity Contemporary European Jewry in an Interdisciplinary Perspective


Free Download Marcela Menachem Zoufalá, "United in Diversity: Contemporary European Jewry in an Interdisciplinary Perspective "
English | ISBN: 311078310X | 2023 | 270 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
What are the future perspectives for Jews and Jewish networks in contemporary Europe? Is there a new quality of relations between Jews and non-Jews, despite or precisely because of the Holocaust trauma? How is the memory of the extermination of 6 million European Jews reflected in memorial events and literature, film, drama, and visual arts media? To what degree do European Jews feel as integrated people, as Europeans per see, and as safe citizens? An interdisciplinary team of historians, cultural anthropologists, sociologists, and literary theorists answers these questions for Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Germany. They show that the Holocaust has become an enduring topic in public among Jews and non-Jews. However, Jews in Europe work self-confidently on their future on the "old continent," new alliances, and in cooperation with a broad network of civil forces. Non-Jewish interest in Jewish history and the present has significantly increased over decades, and networks combatting anti-Semitism have strengthened.

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