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Publication
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c1983.
Description
... a carefully crafted and important book... a first-class contribution to the literature on modern Europe." --American Historical Review ... valuable... the first historical work to attempt a 'synthetic sketch' of the problems indicated in the title." --Journal of Polish Jewish Studies An illuminating study of the demographic, cultural, and socioeconomic condition of East Central European Jewry, the book focuses on the internal life of Jewish communities in the region and on the relationships between Jews and gentiles in a nationalist environment.
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LibraryThing member tjaxe
The Jews of East Central Europe adroitly compares and contrasts political realities, factions, nationalistic bents, economic downturns, as well as numerous other characteristics that both created a picture of diversity and unity intra- and inter-country. However, Mendelsohn said community size was
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a determinant in the selection of countries for this study but the statistics do not seem to back that up (Estonia included w/ small community while Yugoslavia and Bulgaria were excluded). The addition of these two excluded countries, whose Jews fared somewhat better than most of the Jews in the studied countries, could have provided additional insight into pre-war anti-Semitism, nationalism, and Jewish-Gentile relations. Show Less
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Original publication date
1983
Physical description
xi p.; 24 cm
ISBN
0253331609 / 9780253331601
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