On The Eve: The Jews of Europe before the Second World War

Bernard Wasserstein Presents A Disturbing Interpretation Of The Collapse Of European Jewish Civilisation Even Before The Nazi Onslaught. He Shows How The Harsh Realities Of The Age Devastated The Lives Of Communities And Individuals. Machine Generated Contents Note: 1. The Melting Glacier -- 2. The Christian Problem -- 3. Grandees And Grandstanders -- 4. From Shtetl To Shtot -- 5. New Jerusalems -- 6. Holy Men -- 7. Unholy Women -- 8. Luftmenshn -- 9. Non-jewish Jews -- 10. The Linguistic Matrix -- 11. The Power Of The Word -- 12.a People Of Many Books -- 13. Masques Of Modernity -- 14. Youth -- 15. Utopias -- 16. In The Cage, Trying To Get Out -- 17. Camping -- 18. On The Eve -- 19. Existential Crisis. Bernard Wasserstein. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 461-520) And Index.