ID	425
Title	The Pity of it All
Subtitle	A Portrait of Jews in Germany 1743-1933
Author	Amos Elon
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Binding
Publisher	Penguin Adult
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Copyright Year	0
Publication Year	2004
ISBN#	0-14-028394-3
Pages	446
Language	en
Genre	History
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Series Number	0
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Summary	In this important work of historical restoration, Amos Elon shows how a persecuted clan of cattle dealers and wandering peddlers was transformed into a stunningly successful community of writers, philosophers, scientists, tycoons, and activists.
Comments	The Pity of It All is the compelling, moving story of the German-Jewish people from the eighteenth century until the eve of Third Reich, tracing their journey from a persecuted clan of outcasts and peddlers into a dazzling community of writers, philosophers and scientists. From Moses Mendelssohn, who entered Berlin through the gate reserved for Jews and cattle and went on to become one of Europe's greatest men of letters, to Rachel Levin, the famed hostess of glittering salons; from the decadent Weimar and the genius of Einstein to philosopher Hannah Arendt's terrified flight from the Gestap in 1933, this is the untold story of nearly 200 years of astonishing creativity and fragile integration. Evoking a tragically lost work, The Pity of It All is the unique collective biography of a people.
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Publication Date	2004-01-12
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ISBN-10	0140283943
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