Portraits of Our Past
eBook - ePub

Portraits of Our Past

Jews of the German Countryside

  1. 372 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Portraits of Our Past

Jews of the German Countryside

About this book

An absorbing look at the daily lives of rural Jews in eighteenth and nineteenth century Germany.

Includes over 75 black and white illustrations, a guide for researchers, maps, and a bibliography.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. List of Illustrations
  7. The Discovery: Two Portraits
  8. The Story Begins: Setting Down Roots
  9. New Times
  10. Hep! Hep! Riots
  11. Transitions
  12. Moving Backward
  13. Changes in the Families
  14. The New Jewish Community
  15. Leaving the Schacher Jew Behind
  16. Even Keel
  17. Fighting for Civil Rights
  18. Years of Turmoil
  19. Shifting Winds
  20. A German Village in Chicago
  21. German Jews
  22. And the Story Continues: Portraits of My Past
  23. Traditional Jewish Life in the Villages and Small Towns
  24. A Blueprint for Researchers
  25. Notes
  26. Selected Bibliography
  27. Acknowledgments
  28. Index