Portraits of Our Past

An absorbing look at the daily lives of rural Jews in eighteenth and nineteenth century Germany. Includes over 75 black and white illustrations, a guide for researchers, maps, and a bibliography.

Emily C. Rose attended Wheaton College, Norton, Mass., where she graduated cum laude with history honors. She spent years traveling in Europe and India. Currently she resides in Naples, Florida

List of Illustrations	p. ix
The Discovery: Two Portraits	p. 1
The Story Begins: Setting Down Roots	p. 13
New Times	p. 45
Hep! Hep! Riots	p. 67
Transitions	p. 79
Moving Backward	p. 99
Changes in the Families	p. 113
The New Jewish Community	p. 137
Leaving the Schacher Jew Behind	p. 151
Even Keel	p. 163
Fighting for Civil Rights	p. 171
Years of Turmoil	p. 191
Shifting Winds	p. 203
A German Village in Chicago	p. 227
German Jews	p. 265
And the Story Continues: Portraits of My Past	p. 291
Traditional Jewish Life in the Villages and Small Towns	p. 297
A Blueprint for Researchers	p. 331
Notes	p. 339
Selected Bibliography	p. 347
Acknowledgments	p. 353
Index	p. 357
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