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A History of the Jews in America

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A History of the Jews in America

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Spanning 350 years of Jewish experience in this country, A History of the Jews in America is an essential chronicle by the author of The Course of Modern Jewish History. With impressive scholarship and a riveting sense of detail, Howard M. Sachar tells the stories of Spanish marranos and Russian refugees, of aristocrats and threadbare social revolutionaries, of philanthropists and Hollywood moguls. At the same time, he elucidates the grand themes of the Jewish encounter with America, from the bigotry of a Christian majority to the tensions among Jews of different origins and beliefs, and from the struggle for acceptance to the ambivalence of assimilation.

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0804150524

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A History of the Jews in the Modern World

By: Howard M. Sachar

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A History of the Jews in the Modern World

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The distinguished historian of the Jewish people, Howard M. Sachar, gives us a comprehensive and enthralling chronicle of the achievements and traumas of the Jews over the last four hundred years. Tracking their fate from Western Europe’s age of mercantilism in the seventeenth century to the post-Soviet and post-imperialist Islamic upheavals of the twenty-first century, Sachar applies his renowned narrative skill to the central role of the Jews in many of the most impressive achievements of modern civilization: whether in the rise of economic capitalism or of political socialism; in the discoveries of theoretical physics or applied medicine; in “higher” literary criticism or mass communication and popular entertainment. As his account unfolds and moves from epoch to epoch, from continent to continent, from Europe to the Americas and the Middle East, Sachar evaluates communities that, until lately, have been underestimated in the perspective of Jewish and world history—among them, Jews of Sephardic provenance, of the Moslem regions, and of Africa. By the same token, Sachar applies a master’s hand in describing and deciphering the Jews’ unique exposure and functional usefulness to totalitarian movements—fascist, Nazi, and Stalinist. In the process, he shines an unsparing light on the often widely dissimilar behavior of separate European peoples, and on separate Jewish populations, during the Holocaust. A distillation of the author’s lifetime of scholarly research and teaching experience, A History of the Jews in the Modern World provides a source of unsurpassed intellectual richness for university students and educated laypersons alike.

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0307424367

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A History of the Jews in America

By: Howard M. Sachar

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A History of Israel

From the Rise of Zionism to Our Time

By: Howard M. Sachar

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A History of Israel

From the Rise of Zionism to Our Time

By: Howard M. Sachar

First published in 1976, Howard M. Sachar’s A History of Israel: From the Rise of Zionism to Our Time was regarded one of the most valuable works available detailing the history of this still relatively young country. Decades later, readers can again be immersed in this monumental work. The second edition of this volume covers topics such as the first of the Aliyahs in the 1880s; the rise of Jewish nationalism; the beginning of the political Zionist movement and, later, how the movement changed after Theodor Herzl; the Balfour Declaration; the factors that led to the Arab-Jewish confrontation; Palestine and its role both during the Second World War and after; the war of independence and the many wars that followed it over the next few decades; and the development of the Israeli republic and the many challenges it faced, both domestic and foreign, and still faces today. This is a truly enriching and exhaustive history of a nation that holds claim to one of the most complicated and controversial histories in the world.

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0804150494

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9780804150491

The Assassination of Europe, 1918-1942

A Political History

By: Howard M. Sachar

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The Assassination of Europe, 1918-1942

A Political History

By: Howard M. Sachar

In this fascinating volume, renowned historian Howard M. Sachar relates the tragedy of twentieth-century Europe through an innovative, riveting account of the continent's political assassinations between 1918 and 1939 and beyond. By tracing the violent deaths of key public figures during an exceptionally fraught time period—the aftermath of World War I—Sachar lays bare a much larger history: the gradual moral and political demise of European civilization and its descent into World War II. In his famously arresting prose, Sachar traces the assassinations of Rosa Luxemburg, Kurt Eisner, Matthias Erzberger, and Walther Rathenau in Germany—a lethal chain reaction that contributed to the Weimar Republic's eventual collapse and Hitler's rise to power. Sachar's exploration of political fragility in Italy, Austria, the successor states of Eastern Europe, and France completes a mordant yet intriguing exposure of the Old World's lethal vulnerability. The final chapter, which chronicles the deaths of Stefan and Lotte Zweig, serves as a thought-provoking metaphor for the assassination of the Old World itself.

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University of Toronto Press

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1442609214

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9781442609211

The Course of Modern Jewish History

By: Howard M. Sachar

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The Course of Modern Jewish History

By: Howard M. Sachar

When this encyclopedic history of the Jews was first published in 1958, it was hailed as one of the great works of its kind, a study that not only chronicled an assailed and enduring people, but assessed its astonishing impact on the modern world. Now this scholarly and comprehensive book has been massively revised and updated by its author, a professor of modern history at the George Washington University and one of the most respected authorities on the lives and times of the Jewish people. The new edition casts additional light on the milestones of the Jewish saga from the eighteenth century to the close of the twentieth: the Jews' emergence from the ghetto and into the heart of Western society, the debate between the voices of tradition, assimilation, and Zionism; virtual destruction during the Holocaust; and troubled rebirth in Israel. Here, too, are evocative portraits of today's disapora, from the Jews of America to the embattled communities of the former Soviet Union and the Third World.

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Vintage

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0804150508

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Dreamland

Europeans and Jews in the Aftermath of the Great War

By: Howard M. Sachar

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Dreamland

Europeans and Jews in the Aftermath of the Great War

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By the end of World War I, in November 1918, Europe’s old authoritarian empires had fallen, and new and seemingly democratic governments were rising from the debris. As successor states found their place on the map, many hoped that a more liberal Europe would emerge. But this post-war idealism all too quickly collapsed under the political and economic pressures of the 1920s and '30s. Howard M. Sachar chronicles this visionary and tempestuous era by examining the fortunes of Europe’s Jewish minority, a group whose precarious status made them particularly sensitive to changes in the social order. Writing with characteristic lucidity and verve, Sachar spotlights an array of charismatic leaders–from Hungarian Communist Bela Kun to Germany’s Rosa Luxemburg, France’s Socialist Prime Minister Léon Blum and Austria’s Sigmund Freud–whose collective experience foretold significant democratic failures long before the Nazi rise to power. In the richness of its human tapestry and the acuity of its social insights, Dreamland masterfully expands our understanding of a watershed era in modern history.

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0307425673

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Farewell Espana

The World of the Sephardim Remembered

By: Howard M. Sachar

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Farewell Espana

The World of the Sephardim Remembered

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Farewell Espana transcends conventional historical narrative. With the lucidity and verve that have characterized his numerous earlier volumes, Howard Sachar breathes life into the leading dramatis personae of the Sephardic world: the royal counselors Samuel ibn Nagrela and Joseph Nasi, the poets Solomon ibn Gabirol and Judah Halevi, the philosophers Moses Maimonides and Baruch Spinoza, the statesmen Benjamin Disraeli and Pierre Mendes-France, the warriors Moshe Pijade and David Elazar, the fabulous charlatans David Reuveni and Shabbatai Zvi. In its breadth and richness of texture, Sachar's account sweeps to the contemporary era of Mussolini, Hitler, and Franco, poignantly traces the fate of Balkan Sephardic communities during the Holocaust -- and their revival in the Land and State of Israel. Not least of all, the author offers a tactile dimension of immediacy in his personal encounters with the storied venues and current personalities of the Sephardic world. Farewell Espana is a window opened on a glowing civilization once all but extinguished, and now flickering again into renewed creativity.

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0804150532

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9780804150538

Israel and Europe

An Appraisal in History

By: Howard M. Sachar

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Israel and Europe

An Appraisal in History

By: Howard M. Sachar

A remarkable feat--clear, compelling and accessible--. Critical background for any appreciation of the Jewish state."--The New York Times Book Review With his characteristic grace and lucidity, Howard M. Sachar, renowned author of thirteen earlier books on Middle Eastern and Jewish history, brings to life the complex and dramatic story of the friendships and fallings-out between Israel and the various European powers over the last half-century. Dr. Sachar chronicles the always uneasy relationship between Israel and Great Britain; its early love-affair and nasty break-up with France; the shifting Soviet policies toward Israel; and the unlikely emergence of Germany as the new nation's chief European benefactor. A master of historical narrative, Sachar once again enlightens us with fine scholarship, insightful analysis, and an unerring knowledge of human--and national--motivations.

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0307486435

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Israel and Europe

An Appraisal in History

By: Howard M. Sachar

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An Appraisal in History

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A History of Israel

By: Howard Morley Sachar

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A History of Israel

By: Howard Morley Sachar

A sequel to Howard Sachar's classic History of Israel: From the Rise of Zionism to Our Time, which Commentary called "monumental...a triumph of comprehensive scholarship which is also a delight to read," this book offers an equally compelling and powerful narrative and a wealth of human detail. The second volume begins where its predecessor left off, tracing the political, social, and economic growth of the Israeli republic from the traumatic aftermath of the Yom Kippur War in 1973 through the Begin and Peres eras. With lucidity and incisiveness, Sachar presents the fascinating saga of the ethnic "revolution" that brought Menachem Begin to power; the social upheavals that have shaken the Arab population of the West Bank; the growth of Palestinian terrorism and of incipient Jewish vigilantism; and the clandestine dialogue between Israel's and Lebanon's political leaders that culminated in Ariel Sharon's ill-starred 1982 military invasion. Since the Yom Kippur War, Israel's history has consisted of stark contrasts between dramatic military strikes abroad--Entebbe, Baghdad, Tunis among them--and confusion and violent confrontation at home over such issues as the settlement of the occupied Arab territories and religious extremism. Covering all the dramatic milestones since the mid-seventies, Sachar explores Israel's current malaise and the extent to which the fate of the Jewish nation rests on the foreign and economic strategies of the Great Powers. Both a compelling story and a penetrating analysis of Israel's current difficulties and achievements, this volume stands as a brilliant successor to a book critics and scholars have recognized as the definitive work in the field.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195046234

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A History of the Jews in the Modern World

By: Howard M. Sachar

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The Assassination of Europe, 1918-1942

A Political History

By: Howard M. Sachar

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The Assassination of Europe, 1918-1942

A Political History

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A look at how the political assassinations that occurred in Europe between 1918 and 1939 shaped the history and politics of the continent.

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1442609184

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The Assassination of Europe, 1918-1942

A Political History

By: Howard Morley Sachar

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The Assassination of Europe, 1918-1942

A Political History

By: Howard Morley Sachar

In this captivating new book, pre-eminent scholar Howard M. Sachar tells the story of the modern Western world through the lens of one particular act of revenge: political assassination. By detailing the deaths of key political figures during a very fraught time period--the immediate aftermath of World War I--Sachar explores a much larger history: the gradual demise of Europe and its descent into World War II. In beautiful prose, Sachar illustrates the consequences of the assassinations of Rosa Luxemburg and Kurt Eisner in Germany, and how the death of Giacomo Matteotti, a leader of the left in Italy, contributed to the rise of Mussolini. Through the executions of Matthias Erzberger, Walter Rathenau, and Ernst R?hm, Sachar shows the disintegration of Germany and the rise of Hitler. Further chapters explore the effects of political assassinations in Russia, Yugoslavia, and France, and the final chapter, which chronicles the deaths of Stefan and Lotte Zweig, serves as a thought-provoking metaphor for the assassination of the Old World itself. Taking an approach that is both dark and illuminating, Howard M. Sachar provides an entirely new perspective on this extremely pivotal moment in twentieth-century history.

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1442609206

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Howard Dean In His Own Words

By: Howard Dean

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Howard Dean In His Own Words

By: Howard Dean

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A History of the Jews in America

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The Assassination of Europe, 1918-1942

The Assassination of Europe, 1918-1942

The Course of Modern Jewish History

The Course of Modern Jewish History

Dreamland

Dreamland

Farewell Espana

Farewell Espana

Israel and Europe

Israel and Europe

Israel and Europe

Israel and Europe

A History of Israel

A History of Israel

A History of the Jews in the Modern World

A History of the Jews in the Modern World

The Assassination of Europe, 1918-1942

The Assassination of Europe, 1918-1942

The Assassination of Europe, 1918-1942

The Assassination of Europe, 1918-1942

Howard Dean In His Own Words

Howard Dean In His Own Words

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