The Pity of it All
A Portrait of Jews in Germany 1743-1933
Penguin
Paperback
: 12 Jan 2004
£12.99
The Times
Synopsis
The Pity of It All is the compelling, moving story of the German-Jewish people from the eighteenth century until the eve of the Third Reich, tracing their journey from a persecuted clan of outcasts and peddlars into a dazzling community of writers, philosophers and scientists.
From Moses Mendelssohn, who entered Berlin through the gate reserved for Jews and cattle and went on to become one of Europe's greatest men of letters, to Rachel Levin, the famed hostess of glittering salons; from the decadent Weimar and the genius of Einstein to philosopher Hannah Arendt's terrified flight from the Gestapo in 1933, this is the untold story of nearly 200 years of astonishing creativity and fragile integration. Evoking a tragically lost world, The Pity of It All is the unique collective biography of a people.
Product details
Format :
Paperback
ISBN: 9780140283945
Size : 129 x 198mm
Pages : 464
Published : 12 Jan 2004
Publisher : Penguin
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The Pity of it All
A Portrait of Jews in Germany 1743-1933
£12.99
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