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A Murder in Lemberg

A Murder in Lemberg

Politics, Religion, and Violence in Modern Jewish History

2007

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Slim but interesting book about the true murder of Rabbi Abraham Kohn, a “Reformist”, by Orthodox Jews in Lemberg, Galicia in 1848. Occasional typos but you can learn about Jewish life and status in mid-nineteenth century Poland.

November 14, 2012