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The Gunzburgs : a family biography / Lorraine de Meaux ; translated from French by Steven Rendall.
Van Pelt Library DS134.92 .M4313 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Meaux, Lorraine de, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Grande famille russe, les Gunzburg. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Ginsberg family.
- Jews, Russian--France--Biography.
- Jewish philanthropists--France--Biography.
- Jewish businesspeople--France--Biography.
- Jews, Russian--France--History--19th century.
- Jews, Russian--France--History--20th century.
- Jewish businesspeople.
- Jewish philanthropists.
- Jews, Russian.
- History.
- France.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 489 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), genealogical tables ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Halban, 2019.
- Language Note:
- Translated from the French.
- Contents:
- Part I Dream World: Joseph Evzel in Paris
- 1 The Hôtel des Trois-Empereurs p. 3
- 2 Mathilde's Marriage p. 9
- 3 7 Rue de Tilsit p. 17
- 4 The J. E. Gunzburg Bank p. 25
- 5 High Society and the Demi-Monde p. 34
- 6 The Patriarch p. 48
- Part II The Time of Battles: In Tsarist Russia
- 7 Rabbis in Swabia and Lithuania p. 61
- 8 Gabriel Yakov, kupets (merchant) p. 75
- 9 Kamenets-Podolsk and the Gunzburg Trading Agency p. 81
- 10 Joseph Evzel, Head of the St Petersburg Jewish Community p. 94
- 11 The Struggle for Civil Equality: Military Service p. 107
- 12 Hevra Mefitsei Haskalah: Society for the Promotion of Culture p. 115
- 13 Last Wishes p. 126
- Part III Horace: Banker, Patron of the Arts and Philanthropist
- 14 A New Head of the Family p. 135
- 15 Turgenev and the Society of Russian Artists in Paris p. 146
- 16 Confronting the Pogroms p. 153
- 17 A Season at the Spas p. 165
- 18 Encouraging Crafts and Agricultural Work (ORT) p. 171
- 19 Louise, a Charming Girl p. 180
- 20 The Vestnik Evropy Group p. 193
- Part IV Heralds of Jewish Culture
- 21 David, Bibliophile and Orientalist p. 199
- 22 L'Ornement hébreu p. 209
- 23 Antokolsky, the "First Jewish Sculptor" p. 216
- 24 Zionism: pro et contra p. 225
- 25 The Ordeal of Bankruptcy p. 233
- 26 Baron Horace Osipovich's Seventieth Birthday p. 241
- Part V The Dark Years
- 27 1905 - A Tragic Year p. 251
- 28 The Union for Equal Rights: Horace's Last Battle p. 261
- 29 In the Age of the Russian Ballet p. 270
- 30 The Lena: From Gold to Massacre p. 279
- 31 Vladimir and the Ansky Expedition p. 287
- 32 Family Mobilisation p. 293
- 33 Revolutions, Departures and Deaths p. 302
- Part VI From One Exile to Another
- 34 Stateless Persons p. 319
- 35 Bankers p. 331
- 36 Gunzburg Style p. 337
- 37 At War p. 349
- 38 Resistance Fighters p. 365
- 39 Spoils p. 374.
- Notes:
- "Originally published in French under the title Une grande famille russe : les Gunzburg : Paris/Saint Pétersbourg XIXe-XXe siècle"--Title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-454) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781905559992
- 1905559992
- OCLC:
- 1108708034
- Publisher Number:
- 99982507858
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