Jewish City or Inferno of Russian Israel?

A History of the Jews in Kiev before February 1917

von Victoria Khiterer

492 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This book describes the history of Jews in Kiev from the tenth century to the February 1917 Revolution. At the turn of the twentieth century, the Kiev Jewish community was one of the largest and wealthiest in the Russian Empire. This book illuminates the major processes and events in Kievan Jewish history, including the creation of the Jewish community, the expulsions of Jews from the city, government persecution and Jewish pogroms, the Beilis Affair, the participation of Jews in the political, economic, and cultural life of Kiev, and their contribution to the development of the city.

• Reihe: Jews of Russia and Eastern Europe and Their Legacy
• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Religion und Glaube Religion, allgemein Geschichte der Religion
• ISBN: 9781618116345
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2017
• Größe: 234 x 156 mm
• Verlag: Academic Studies Press