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基本説明
This book is a full history of the Jews of the region, from the first arrivals in the sixteenth century to the end of the twentieth, when the Holocaust and the second Soviet occupation resulted in the demise of the Jewish community in Latvia.
Full Description
The Jewish community of Latvia lived at the crossroads of East and West and was the home of such distinguished people as Isaiah Berlin and Serge Eisenstein. German culture and language dominated in the western part of the country while Russian influence dominated in the east. The ultra-orthodox Hasidic movement was prominent mainly in the east whereas secularism and Jewish Enlightenment dominated in the west. This book is a full history of the Jews of the region, from the first arrivals in the sixteenth century to the end of the twentieth, when the Holocaust and the second Soviet occupation resulted in the demise of the Jewish community in Larvia.
Contents
Preface to the Latvian Edition1. Historiography2. Kurzeme Jews, 1585-19153. Vidzeme Jews, 1638-19174. Latgale Jews, 1561-19185. Jews in the Latvian Republic, 1918-19396. Jewish Political parties and Movements in Latvia7. Jewish Cultural, Educational, and Charitable Organizations; Sport Clubs and Newspapers8. Scientists, Scholars, and Artists9. Soviet Encroachment and Occupation, 1939-194110. German Occupation, 1941-194511. Soviet Occupation, 1944-199112. Jewish Religious Communities; Jewish Mentality13. Comments on "The Jews of Latvia, 1919-1940" by Andrew Ezergailis14. "The Jews of Latvia 1919-1940"
