RT Book
RT Statistics
T1 The population history of German jewry: 1815-1939 ; based on the collections and preliminary research of Prof. Usiel Oscar Schmelz
A1 Lowenstein, Steven M. 1945-2020
A2 Myers, David N. 1960-
A2 Berenbaum, Michael 1945-
A2 Della Pergola, Sergio 1942-
LA English
PP Boston Brookline
PB Academic Studies Press
YR 2023
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1869414632
AB "The late Steven Lowenstein was a brilliant social historian who, after retiring from his academic position at the University of Judaism, toiled for years-and up to his final days-to complete this monumental book, which is the definitive demographic history of German Jewry. Lowenstein took the research of Hebrew University demographer Professor Osiel Oscar Schmetz and brought it to life in the daily lived experiences of German Jews. The book is organized chronologically from Napoleon to German Unification (1815-1871), Imperial Germany and then the post- World War I era through the Nazi period. Later chapters are regional and topical studies. Lowenstein's calling as a social historian required him to examines "every leaf on every tree in the forest;" but he never lost sight of the trees and the forest - larger context. We know the ending of the story of German Jewry. Lowenstein's great achievement is to document the extraordinary demographic resources that bespoke a vibrant German Jewish culture-and made that ending especially tragic"--
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN DS134.25
SN 9798887191096
SN 9798887191102
K1 1800-1933
K1 Jews : Germany : 1800-1933
K1 Jews : Statistics
K1 Jews
K1 Jews - Statistics
K1 Germany
K1 Statistik