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An Uncertain Future: Voices of a French Jewish Community, 1940-2012
Robert I. Weiner
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Description for An Uncertain Future: Voices of a French Jewish Community, 1940-2012
Hardback. This contemporary oral history, based on interviews and recorded observations made over an eighteen-year period, tells the compelling story of the small Jewish community of Dijon, France, and how it has evolved over time in response to both internal and external challenges. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW; HBLX; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640.
This contemporary oral history, based on interviews and recorded observations made over an eighteen-year period, tells the compelling story of the small Jewish community of Dijon, France, and how it has evolved over time in response to both internal and external challenges.The twenty-four interviews included in the book provide first-hand narratives on compelling issues such as the lingering impact of the Holocaust, anti-Israeli sentiments, and intermarriage within and outside the community. Interviewees include the community's rabbi, the president of the community's synagogue, the Jewish deputy mayor, Holocaust survivors and their children, as well as representative members from the Lubavitcher (ultra-Orthodox) ... Read more
This contemporary oral history, based on interviews and recorded observations made over an eighteen-year period, tells the compelling story of the small Jewish community of Dijon, France, and how it has evolved over time in response to both internal and external challenges.The twenty-four interviews included in the book provide first-hand narratives on compelling issues such as the lingering impact of the Holocaust, anti-Israeli sentiments, and intermarriage within and outside the community. Interviewees include the community's rabbi, the president of the community's synagogue, the Jewish deputy mayor, Holocaust survivors and their children, as well as representative members from the Lubavitcher (ultra-Orthodox) ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442605589
SKU
V9781442605589
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About Robert I. Weiner
Robert I. Weiner is the Thomas Roy and Laura Forrest Jones Professor of History and Jewish Chaplain at Lafayette College. He has authored numerous articles on French, European, and Jewish history and is the author of The Long 19th Century: European History from 1789 to 1917 (2005). Richard E. Sharpless is Professor Emeritus of History at Lafayette ... Read more
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