The Warburgs The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family |
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| Author:
| Chernow, Ron |
| ISBN: | 978-0-679-41823-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1993 |
| Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | Random House |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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Bankers, philanthropists, scholars, socialites, artists, and politicians, the Warburgs stood at the pinnacle of German (and, later, of German-American) Jewry. They forged economic dynasties, built mansions and estates, assembled libraries, endowed charities, and advised a German kaiser and two American presidents. But their very success made the Warburgs lightning rods for anti-Semitism, and their sense of patriotism became increasingly dangerous in a Germany that had declared Jews the...
More DescriptionBankers, philanthropists, scholars, socialites, artists, and politicians, the Warburgs stood at the pinnacle of German (and, later, of German-American) Jewry. They forged economic dynasties, built mansions and estates, assembled libraries, endowed charities, and advised a German kaiser and two American presidents. But their very success made the Warburgs lightning rods for anti-Semitism, and their sense of patriotism became increasingly dangerous in a Germany that had declared Jews the enemy. Ron Chernow's hugely fascinating history is a group portrait of a clan whose members were renowned for their brilliance, culture, and personal energy yet tragically vulnerable to the dark and irrational currents of the twentieth century. From the Trade Paperback edition.