Chronicles
Subtitle: the story of the Backenroth family
By: Michael Karpin.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass, A John Wiley & Sons, Imprint
Published: 2008
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9780470173732
Subjects: Backenroth family; Jews -- Poland -- History; Jews -- Poland -- Genealogy; Poland -- Ethnic relations
Genres: Genealogy.
Description: The 750-year epic tale of the extraordinary Backenroth family, this is at the same time an engaging, scrupulously researched narrative history of Jewish life since the Middle Ages. Throughout this time span, the Backenroths could be found at some of the most important events in Jewish history: the migration of their community from western to eastern Europe, the creation of the Hasidic movement, the birth of Zionism, and the loss of so many of their family during the Holocaust.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.