The Pity of It All: A Portrait of the German-Jewish Epoch, 1743-1933Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award |
Contents
| 13 | |
The Age of Mendelssohn | 33 |
Miniature Utopias | 65 |
Heine and Borne | 101 |
Spring of Nations | 149 |
Hopes and Anxieties | 185 |
Years of Progress | 221 |
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