Jews of Odessa A Cultural History, 1794-1881

Name: Jews of Odessa A Cultural History, 1794-1881
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ISBN: 9780804712514

ISBN-10: 0804712514

ISBN-13: 9780804712514

Edition: N/A

Authors: Steven J. Zipperstein

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Founded in 1794 as a frontier city on the Black Sea, Odessa soon grew to be one of Russia's busiest seaports. Settlers of all nationalities went there to seek their fortune, among them Jews who came to form one of the largest, wealthiest, and most culturally fertile Jewish communities in Europe. This history of Jewish Odessa traces the rise of that community from its foundation in 1794 to the pogroms of 1881 that erupted after the assassination of Alexander II. Zipperstein emphasizes Jewish acculturation: changes in behavior, attitude, and ideology as reflected in schools, synagogues, newspapers, and other institutions of the period. The patterns set then affected the community's cultural…

Book details

List price: $55.00
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 232
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English