The Jews of Poland; a social and economic history of the Jewish community in Poland from 1100 to 1800,
The Jews of Poland tells the story of the development and growth of Polish Jewry from its beginnings, around the year 1200, when it numbered a few score people, to about six hundred years later, when it totaled a million or more people. This books records the development of this Jewish community. It...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia,
Jewish Publication Society of America,
1973.
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| Edition: | [1st ed.]. |
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| Online Access: | Publisher description |
| Summary: | The Jews of Poland tells the story of the development and growth of Polish Jewry from its beginnings, around the year 1200, when it numbered a few score people, to about six hundred years later, when it totaled a million or more people. This books records the development of this Jewish community. It attempts to capture the uniqueness of each period in the history of this community. In recounting the saga of Polish Jewry, the book endeavors to see Polish Jews as human beings acting and reacting humanly to the exigencies of life with courage and weakness, high ideals, beliefs, and sacrifices, on one hand, and human frailty, passions, and ambitions, on the other.-- Publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 424 pages 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-409). |
| ISBN: | 082760016X 9780827600164 |