Title: Chronicles
First published: 2008
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.
Subjects: Jews, Genealogy, Ethnic relations, History, Jews, poland, Poland, genealogy, Poland, history, Ethnology, poland
Places: Poland
People: Backenroth family
LC classification: DS134.7.B33 K37 2008