| The Jews of Poland Between Two World Wars Contributor(s): Gutman, Yisrael (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0874515556 ISBN-13: 9780874515558 Publisher: Brandeis University Press OUR PRICE: $42.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 1991 Annotation: Original essays by distinguished scholars on all aspects of Jewish life in Poland from 1918 to 1939. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Eastern Europe - General - History | Jewish - General - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
| Dewey: 943.800 |
| LCCN: 8840349 |
| Series: Tauber Institute Series for the Study of European Jewry |
| Physical Information: 1.38" H x 6.12" W x 9.04" (1.83 lbs) 544 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Jews have long seen the interwar years as a "golden age" for Polish Jewry and hold it in special reverence because of the community's heroic struggle against the encroaching darkness of antisemitism. During the years 1918 to 1939, Polish Jews constituted the largest Jewish community in noncommunist Europe and were the leading cultural and political force in the Jewish Diaspora. In this volume distinguished American, West European, Israeli, and Polish scholars combine forces to explore the politics, antisemitism, economic and social life, religious patterns, and cultural creativity of a period whose relevance is heightened because of current changes under way in Eastern Europe. |