The history of European Jewry is a vast and complex subject. In this book, Edward Gelles traces Jewish history in Europe and the Near East including population movement, settlement, integration, advancement in aspects of European culture and learning, relations with European states and dynasties, Christians and Ottomans, persecution, the world wars, anti-Semitism, indeed the story of European Jewry from early times to the present. Edward Gelles and his family, both immediate and in their wider circle have huge and distinguished family connections that provide historical context. In combining…mehr
The history of European Jewry is a vast and complex subject. In this book, Edward Gelles traces Jewish history in Europe and the Near East including population movement, settlement, integration, advancement in aspects of European culture and learning, relations with European states and dynasties, Christians and Ottomans, persecution, the world wars, anti-Semitism, indeed the story of European Jewry from early times to the present. Edward Gelles and his family, both immediate and in their wider circle have huge and distinguished family connections that provide historical context. In combining biography, traditional genealogy and a contribution from the rapidly developing field of genetic genealogy this book weaves emerging patterns into the grand tapestry of European history.
Preface Introduction A Mirror of the Past Part 1. Genealogical Threads 1. Carolingian Connections in the 8th Century Kalonymos of Narbonne 2. In the Spanish March and Provence from the 10th Century Benveniste and Shem Tov Halevi 3. From Portugal to the Ottoman Empire in the 16th Century Joseph Nasi, Duke of Naxos 4. From Provence to Venice and Beyond Eliyahu Menachem Chalfan Part 2. 16th 17th Centuries 5. Bohemia, England, and America David and Chaim Gans of Prague 6. Golden Age for the Jews of Prague Judah Loew and Contemporary Rabbis 7. From Padua and Venice to Poland and Lithuania Life and Times of Saul Wahl 8. A Polish Affair Sigismund III Vasa and Hannele Wahl Part 3. 18th Century and Later 9. Capitalists and Rabbis Galician Social and Economic Background 10. Jewish Community Life in Brody "The Jerusalem of Austria" 11. From the Baltic to the Black Sea Jewish Migrations in Eastern Europe 12. Shmuel Hillman of Metz Connections of an Influential 18th Century Rabbi 13 Frankists A Heretical Jewish sect in Eastern Europe 14. Chasidism in the Age of Enlightenment Rational and Mystical strands in 18th Century Jewry Part 4. Various Roads to Modern Times 15. Mendelssohn, Marx, Buber and other Descendants of Saul Wahl 16. Chayes: Prague, Brody, Livorno, and Vienna Pan European Connections from the 15th to the 20th Centuries 17. They Met in Trieste Christians and Jews in an Ethnic Melting Pot 18. Rabbis and Lawyers A Shared Ethos Part 5. A Brief Look Back to our Legendary Past 19. Davidic Descent Appendices Onomastics and Genetic Genealogy 20. Family Names 21. A Study in Genetic Genealogy 22. The Wahls of Tarnobrzeg Genealogical Links and DNA tests 23. X DNA Matches and European Roots 24. Genetic Admixture of Ashkenazi Jews Relating to Millennial Migrations Epilogue Glossary
Preface Introduction A Mirror of the Past Part 1. Genealogical Threads 1. Carolingian Connections in the 8th Century Kalonymos of Narbonne 2. In the Spanish March and Provence from the 10th Century Benveniste and Shem Tov Halevi 3. From Portugal to the Ottoman Empire in the 16th Century Joseph Nasi, Duke of Naxos 4. From Provence to Venice and Beyond Eliyahu Menachem Chalfan Part 2. 16th 17th Centuries 5. Bohemia, England, and America David and Chaim Gans of Prague 6. Golden Age for the Jews of Prague Judah Loew and Contemporary Rabbis 7. From Padua and Venice to Poland and Lithuania Life and Times of Saul Wahl 8. A Polish Affair Sigismund III Vasa and Hannele Wahl Part 3. 18th Century and Later 9. Capitalists and Rabbis Galician Social and Economic Background 10. Jewish Community Life in Brody "The Jerusalem of Austria" 11. From the Baltic to the Black Sea Jewish Migrations in Eastern Europe 12. Shmuel Hillman of Metz Connections of an Influential 18th Century Rabbi 13 Frankists A Heretical Jewish sect in Eastern Europe 14. Chasidism in the Age of Enlightenment Rational and Mystical strands in 18th Century Jewry Part 4. Various Roads to Modern Times 15. Mendelssohn, Marx, Buber and other Descendants of Saul Wahl 16. Chayes: Prague, Brody, Livorno, and Vienna Pan European Connections from the 15th to the 20th Centuries 17. They Met in Trieste Christians and Jews in an Ethnic Melting Pot 18. Rabbis and Lawyers A Shared Ethos Part 5. A Brief Look Back to our Legendary Past 19. Davidic Descent Appendices Onomastics and Genetic Genealogy 20. Family Names 21. A Study in Genetic Genealogy 22. The Wahls of Tarnobrzeg Genealogical Links and DNA tests 23. X DNA Matches and European Roots 24. Genetic Admixture of Ashkenazi Jews Relating to Millennial Migrations Epilogue Glossary
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