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Tightrope : six centuries of a Jewish dynasty
- Title
- Tightrope : six centuries of a Jewish dynasty / Michael Karpin.
- Author
- Karpin, Michael I.
- Publication
- Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2008.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | DS134.7.B33 K37 2008 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xii, 420 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm
- Summary
- 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 family during the Holocaust.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Genealogy.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-403) and index.
- Contents
- Part one. High hopes -- Transfer -- The Tavern Keeper -- The Miracle -- Oil Fever -- Backenroth the Hasid -- Ecological Disaster -- King is Born -- Part two. Disillusionment -- For God, Emperor, and Homeland -- Crime and Punishment -- The Drasha Speech -- Pilgrimage to Jerusalem -- Part three. Redemption -- The Road to Mecca -- Love Story -- Deceptive Fate -- The Wedding -- The Communist -- Judenrat -- Parting -- A Perfect Riding Hall -- Ullo's Best School -- Stolen Identity -- Phoenix-Like -- Interlude on the Way to Anchorage.
- ISBN
- 9780470173732
- 0470173734
- LCCN
- 2008000977
- OCLC
- ocn191009912
- 191009912
- SCSB-14423072
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library