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Between Budapest and Jerusalem: The Patai Letters, 1933-1948
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Product Description
The tribulations experienced by the five Patais (Raphael, his father, mother, brother, and sister), as well as their interactions with many well-known Jewish leaders, authors, and scholars of the 1930s both in Hungary and Palestine, come to life in these letters. The book offers an insight into the life of one of the first families of Hungary and Palestine, the twilight of the Hungarian Jewish community, the initial phase of Jewish nation-building in Palestine, and the Arab-Jewish struggle for that much-contested and much-loved land.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #3294204 in Books
- Published on: 2000-11-28
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Textbook Binding
- 368 pages
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Synopsis
The tribulations experienced by the five Patais (Raphael, his father, mother, brother, and sister), as well as their interactions with many well-known Jewish leaders, authors, and scholars of the 1930s both in Hungary and Palestine, come to life in these letters. The book offers an insight into the life of one of the first families of Hungary and Palestine, the twilight of the Hungarian Jewish community, the initial phase of Jewish nation-building in Palestine, and the Arab-Jewish struggle for that much-contested and much-loved land.
About the Author
Raphael Patai (1910-1996) authored over thirty books and edited many more on Jewish literature, religion, folktore and anthropology, the Arab world, and the modern Middle East. Several of his works have become classics, and for his significant contributions to scholarship Patai was awarded numerous top awards and prizes.
