Published 1977
by University of Minnesota Press in Minneapolis .
Written in English
Edition Notes
| Statement | Leo Kuper. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | HT1521 .K77 1977b |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 302 p. ; |
| Number of Pages | 302 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL4564241M |
| ISBN 10 | 0816608172 |
| LC Control Number | 77078351 |
A collective biography, full of depth and compassion, The Pity of It All summons up a splendid world and a dream of integration and tolerance that, despite all, remains the essential ennobling project of by: excellent history book telling the incredible story of the Jews in Germany, their unique contribution to sciences, literature, arts, music, economy and politics - reaching its peak at the beginning of the twentieth century. The pity of it all: the Jews profoundly loved their homeland which, in return, exterminated them/5(4). A collective biography, full of depth and compassion, The Pity of It All summons up a splendid world and a dream of integration and tolerance that, despite all, remains the essential ennobling project of modernity/5(7). A collective biography, full of depth and compassion, The Pity of It All summons up a splendid world and a dream of integration and tolerance that, despite all, remains the essential ennobling project of modernity/5(93).
The Pity of it All Hardcover – January 1, by Leo Kuper (Author)Cited by: 9. The Pity of It All: A History of the Jews in Germany, by Elon, Amos and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at The Pity of It All: A Portrait of Jews in Germany by Amos Elon. pp, Allen Lane, £ Amos Elon, an Israeli historian born in Europe, has written a beautifully balanced history of a tragic, one-sided love : Eva Figes. The Pity of It All is a passionate and poignant history of German Jews, tracing the journey of a people and their culture from the mid eighteenth century to the eve of the Third Reich. As it is usually told, the story of the Jews in Germany starts at the end, overshadowed by /5(19).
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