Book description
The Pity of It All is a passionate and poignant history of German
Jews, tracing the journey of a people and their culture from the mid
eighteenth century to the eve of the Third Reich.
As it is usually told, the story of the Jews in Germany starts at
the end, overshadowed by their tragic demise in Hitler's Reich. Now,
in this important work of historical restoration, the acclaimed
historian and social critic Amos Elon takes us back to the beginning,
chronicling a 150-year period of achievement and integration that at
its peak produced a golden age second only to the Renaissance.
Amos Elon is the author of eight widely praised books, including A
Blood-Dimmed Tide, Founder: A Portrait of the First Rothschild and the
New York Times bestseller Israelis: Founders and Sons. A frequent
contributor to The New York Times Magazine and the New York Review of
Books, he divides his time between Jerusalem and Tuscany.
