Tightrope: Six Centuries of a Jewish Dynasty

by Michael Karpin

Book Overview

The 750-year epic tale of the extraordinary Backenroth family, this is at the same time an engaging, scrupulously researched narrative history of Jewish life since the Middle Ages. Throughout this time span, the Backenroths could be found at some of the most important events in Jewish history: the migration of their community from western to eastern Europe, the creation of the Hasidic movement, the birth of Zionism, and the loss of so many of their...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470173734
• ISBN13: 9780470173732
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.4"