''The Pity of It All: A Portrait of Jews In Germany, 1743–1933'' is a 2002 book by
Amos Elon
Amos Elon ( he, עמוס אילון, July 4, 1926 – May 25, 2009) was an Israeli journalist and author.
Biography
Heinrich Sternbach (later Amos Elon) was born in Vienna. He immigrated to Mandate Palestine in 1933. He studied law and history in ...
. The book describes the
history of the German Jews between the years 1743 and 1933.
The book's narrative focuses on the constant efforts of the German
Jews
Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...
to assimilate and become an integral part of their host country.
References
History books about Jews and Judaism
History books about the Holocaust
2002 non-fiction books
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