Project Gutenberg 2014-03-09 Public domain in the USA. 138 Graetz, Heinrich 1817 1891 Graetz, H. (Heinrich) Graetz, Heinrich Hirsch Graetz, Hirsch Grätz, Hirsch Gratz, Hirsch History of the Jews, Vol. 5 (of 6) Produced by David Edwards, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "History of the Jews, Vol. 5 (of 6)" by Heinrich Graetz is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This volume chronicles the experiences of Jewish communities from the Chmielnicki persecution in Poland, which began in the mid-17th century, through the gradual movement towards emancipation in Central Europe by the end of the 19th century. The text likely delves into the socio-political and cultural contexts surrounding significant events and characters that impacted Jewish history during these tumultuous times. The opening of this volume introduces the Chmielnicki uprising, outlining the Jewish community's precarious position in Poland prior to the outbreak of persecution. Graetz describes the fraught relationship between the Jews and the Cossacks, exacerbated by political and religious upheavals. Key figures, such as Bogdan Chmielnicki, are presented as driving forces behind a violent backlash against Jews, leading to widespread massacres and suffering. The narrative highlights how the plight of the Jews during this period influenced not only their immediate survival but also shaped the future of Jewish identity and culture, emphasizing the complexities of intergroup relations amidst conflict and changing political landscapes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45085/45085-h/images/cover.jpg en Jews -- History DS Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Religious 1773411 1773420 2024-09-19T04:01:33.396336 2023-09-19T15:18:01.395705 text/html text/html 1747172 2014-03-08T19:22:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 727167 2014-03-08T19:22:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 776029 2024-09-19T04:01:59.215191 application/epub+zip 795417 2024-09-19T04:01:39.018362 application/epub+zip 740927 2024-09-19T04:01:36.272372 application/epub+zip 1279262 2024-09-19T04:02:13.194149 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1140281 2024-09-19T04:01:55.257262 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1085352 2022-09-20T15:06:18.999497 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1567997 1567790 2024-09-19T04:01:30.442328 2023-09-19T15:17:58.364644 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1566825 2014-03-08T19:22:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 582413 2014-03-08T19:22:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1567390 2014-03-08T19:22:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 582048 2014-03-08T19:22:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20102 2024-09-19T04:02:13.350161 application/rdf+xml 18753 2024-09-19T04:01:36.494363 image/jpeg 2682 2024-09-19T04:01:36.384360 image/jpeg 727629 2024-09-19T04:01:33.542330 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog