{"product_id":"the-pity-of-it-all-a-portrait-of-the-german-jewish-epoch-1743-1933","title":"The Pity of It All: A Portrait of the German-Jewish Epoch, 1743-1933","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Amos Elon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Brilliant, far-reaching, passionate. . . sweeping and marvelously detailed. . . finely, intimately, movingly drawn. . . a book for the ages.” —\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“[Elon] is a master of the telling anecdote. . . One should be grateful for what Elon has done.” —\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A work packed with beautifully sketched portraits, and constructed with a practiced eye for memorable, well-executed anecdotes.” —\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this important work of historical restoration, Amos Elon shows how a persecuted clan of cattle dealers and wandering peddlers was transformed into a stunningly successful community of writers, philosophers, scientists, tycoons, and activists. In engaging, brilliantly etched portraits of Moses Mendelssohn, Heinrich Heine, Karl Marx, Hannah Arendt, and many others, Elon traces how a small minority came to be perceived as a deadly threat to German national integrity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003e464 pages\u003cbr\u003ePicador, 2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5.6 x 0.9 x 8.3 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN 9780312422813\u003cbr\u003eArt History, Biographical, German History \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":17899684677,"sku":"9780312422813","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0175\/8594\/products\/The-Pity-of-It-All-A-Portrait-of-the-German-Jewish-Epoch-1743-1933_Amos-Elon.jpg?v=1591369339","url":"https:\/\/neue-galerie-design-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/the-pity-of-it-all-a-portrait-of-the-german-jewish-epoch-1743-1933","provider":"Neue Galerie Design Shop \u0026 Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}