Cultural Guide to Jewish Europe

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The single most comprehensive guide to the treasur

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By Jean-Yves Camus (ed); Elie Wiesel (fr)
Year: 2004
Pages: 610
Binding Paperback
ISBN 2-02-061211-9

Product Code: 1422359948

Description

The single most comprehensive guide to the treasures of Jewish Europe. Edited by a team of journalists & historians, this guide invites travelers to discover an unknown Europe off the beaten tourist-track. In addition to famous sites such as the ghetto of Venice, the old Jewish quarter of Prague, & the Anne Frank House, the guide explores the treasures of Jewish culture that are absent from other travel guides. Covers synagog., museums, & cemeteries, as well as sites related to WW2. From synagog. in Provence to a historic cem’y. in St. Petersburg, from a newly renovated museum in Istanbul to a Jewish bakery in Budapest, plentiful anecdotes & historical essays paint a rich narrative of Jewish life & culture from antiquity to the present. Color photos.

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