Populated by urbane Jewish merchants and professionals as well as new arrivals from the shtetl, imperial Kiev was acclaimed for its opportunities for education, culture, employment, and entrepreneurship but cursed for the often pitiless persecution of its Jews. Kiev, Jewish Metropolis limns the history of Kiev Jewry from the official readmission of Jews to the city in 1859 to the outbreak of World War I. It explores the Jewish community's politics, its leadership struggles, socioeconomic and demographic shifts, religious and cultural sensibilities, and relations with the city's Christian population. Drawing on archival documents, the local press, memoirs, and belles lettres, Natan M. Meir shows Kiev's Jews at work, at leisure, in the synagogue, and engaged in the activities of myriad Jewish organizations and philanthropies.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Indiana University Press
ISBN-13
9780253222077
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94726624
Product Key Features
Author
Natan M. Meir
Publication Name
Kiev, Jewish Metropolis: a History, 1859-1914
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2010
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
424 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
567g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Natan M. Meir
Series Title
The Modern Jewish Experience
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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