The Warburgs: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family

Brand: Vintage

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UPC:
9780679743590
Binding:
Paperback
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Publication Date:
8/23/1994
Release Date:
8/23/1994
Author:
Ron Chernow
Language:
english
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Reprint
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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 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.