The classic portrait of a vanished people. Every few decades a book is published that shapes Jewish consciousness. One thinks of Wiesel's Night or Levi's Survival in Auschwitz. But in 1927; years before these works were written; Joseph Roth (1894-1939) composed The Wandering Jews. In these stunning dispatches written when Roth was a correspondent in Berlin during the whirlwind period of Weimar Germany; he warned of the false comforts of Jewish assimilation; laid bare the schism between Eastern and Western Jews; and at times prophesied the horrors posed by Nazism. The Wandering Jews remains as vital today as when it was first published. "[A] book of impassioned reportage and polemic...it is impossible not to feel a sympathetic wonder."―Michael Andre Bernstein; The New Republic "In these disturbing yet strikingly illuminating pages; the truth of Jewish destiny from long ago vibrates and sings..."―Elie Wiesel "No other writer...has come so close to achieving the wholeness that Lukacs cites as our impossible aim."―Nadine Gordimer "What a marvelous writer! Read him now. You can thank me later."―Michael Dirda; Washington Post Book World "[C]aptures and encapsulates Europe in those uncertain hours before the upheaval of a continent and the annihilation of a civilization."―Cynthia Ozick; author of Quarrel and Quandary "[A] writer well worth adding to the short list of giants such as Thomas Mann; Elie Wiesel; and Primo Levi."―Hadassah Magazine; Sanford Pinsker
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Decent book at a great priceBy Hope BoggsThis book has everything the hardback does; yet it is not easily maneuvered through. If you get this version; please only get it for one class; not an extended period of time or for more classes. The graphics are wonderful and I enjoyed being able to zoom in.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Another overpriced college textbook.By JamesMeh. Another overpriced textbook. Its better than many but is a clear money grab because its actual content is surprisingly bare bones.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. useful for classBy DuniVIts a history textbook.. not very interesting unless you love history. It was very useful for class.
