The Jews of Bohemia and Moravia: A Historical Reader

by Wilma A. Iggers

While much has been written about East European and German Jewry, relatively little attention has been given to the Jews of Bohemia and Moravia, although they played an important role in the industrial, economic, and cultural life of central Europe. This book examines the social and cultural history of the Jewish community in Czechoslovakia from the Age of Enlightenment to the middle of the twentieth century. From family histories, newspaper and magazine...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081432228X
• ISBN13: 9780814322284
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 411 Pages
• Weight: 1.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.7" x 8.9"