In the first English-language edition of a general, synthetic history of French Jewry from antiquity to the present, Esther Benbassa tells the intriguing case of the social, economic, and cultural vicissitudes of a people in diaspora. With verve and insight, she reveals the diversity of Jewish life throughout France's regions, while showing how Jewish identity has constantly redefined itself in a country known for both the Rights of Man and the Dreyfus affair Beginning with late antiquity, she charts the migrations of Jews into France and traces their fortunes through the making of the French kingdom, the Revolution, the rise of modern anti-Semitism, and the current renewal of interest in Judaism.

Author: Benbassa, Esther
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Jews of France: A History from Antiquity to the Present
Pages: 00000 (MicrosoftReader.lit) / 00227 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2001-02-15
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780691059846
Lib Category: Jews
Lib Category: History
Category: History : Europe - France
Category: History : Jewish - General