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On the eve : the Jews of Europe before the Second World War /

Bernard Wasserstein presents a disturbing interpretation of the collapse of European Jewish civilization even before the Nazi onslaught. Wasserstein shows how the harsh realities of the age devastated the lives of communities and individuals. By 1939, the Jews faced an existential crisis that was as...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wasserstein, Bernard
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Jews > Europe > History > 20th century.
Jews > Europe > Social conditions > 20th century.
Jews > Persecutions > Europe > History > 20th century.
Antisemitism > Europe > History > 20th century.
Nineteen thirties.
Nineteen twenties.
World War, 1939-1945 > Causes.
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Summary:Bernard Wasserstein presents a disturbing interpretation of the collapse of European Jewish civilization even before the Nazi onslaught. Wasserstein shows how the harsh realities of the age devastated the lives of communities and individuals. By 1939, the Jews faced an existential crisis that was as much the result of internal decay as of external attack.
Physical Description:xxi, 552 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [493]-520) and index.
ISBN:9781416594277 (hardcover)
1416594272 (hardcover)
9781416594284 (pbk.)
1416594280 (pbk.)