Geschichte eines jüdischen Soldaten

Bekenntnis eines von vielen

By (author) Simon Dubnow Edited by Vera Bischitzky Edited by Stefan Schreiner

Book cover: Geschichte eines jüdischen Soldaten

Extent: 248 pages

Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

Subjects: Jewish Studies, Religious Studies

Series: Bibliothek judischer Geschichte und Kultur

Language: German, Russian

Hardback (Published)

(December 2012)

ISBN: 9783525310137

6.34 x 9.33 inches

Price: $87.00

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In his tale entitled “Geschichte eines judischen Soldaten (The History of a Jewish Soldier),” written during World War I, Simon Dubnow effectively created the collective biography of Russian Judaism. Representing 35 years of repression, persecution and humiliation as well as the struggles and hopes of a whole generation of Russian Jews, the life of this nameless Jewish soldier is told with gripping words. The author concentrates the story on the years between 1881, which marks the beginning of the pogroms, and 1915, during the war. This work is available here for the first time in German and is complemented by an extensive commentary and previously unavailable documents.

Simon Dubnow (1860–1941) ist einer der wichtigsten Historiker der jüdischen Geschichte. Seine zehnbändige »Weltgeschichte des jüdischen Volkes. Von seinen Uranfängen bis zur Gegenwart« erschien in deutscher Sprache in den 1920er Jahren. Neben seiner Tätigkeit als Historiker war er Publizist, Politiker und politischer Philosoph.

  • By (author) Simon Dubnow
  • Edited by Vera Bischitzky
  • Edited by Stefan Schreiner