Confessions of the Shtetl Converts from Judaism in Imperial Russia, 1817-1906 |
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| Author:
| Schainker, Ellie R. |
| Series title: | Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8047-9828-0 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2016 |
| Publisher: | Stanford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $75.00 |
Book Description:
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Confessions of the Shtetl explores Jewish conversions to a variety of Christian confessions in the Russian empire, with special attention to the relations of trust and attraction between Jews and Christians that facilitated religious conversions in the provincial heartland of Jewish Eastern Europe.
Confessions of the Shtetl explores Jewish conversions to a variety of Christian confessions in the Russian empire, with special attention to the relations of trust and attraction between Jews and Christians that facilitated religious conversions in the provincial heartland of Jewish Eastern Europe.