Jewish city or inferno of Russian Israel? : A history of the Jews in Kiev before February 1917 / Victoria Khiterer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Khiterer, Viktoriia, author.

Series:

Jews of Russia & Eastern Europe and their legacy.

Jews of Russia and Eastern Europe and their legacy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Ukraine--Kyiv.

Jews.

Ukraine--Kyïv.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (492 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2016.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book describes the history of Jews in Kiev from the tenth century to the February 1917 Revolution. At the turn of the twentieth century, the Kiev Jewish community was one of the largest and wealthiest in the Russian Empire. This book illuminates the major processes and events in Kievan Jewish history, including the creation of the Jewish community, the expulsions of Jews from the city, government persecution and Jewish pogroms, the Beilis Affair, the participation of Jews in the political, economic, and cultural life of Kiev, and their contribution to the development of the city.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

A Note on Dates, Spelling, and Names

List of Tables

List of Illustrations

List of Maps

Introduction

Chapter One. The History of Jews in Kiev from the Tenth Century to 1660

Chapter Two. The Jews of Kiev in the Embrace of the Russian Empire (1794-1859).

Chapter Three. The Jewish Right of Residence in Kiev in 1859-1917

Chapter Four. The Kiev Jewish Community and its Leaders

Chapter Five. The Wealth and Poverty of Jews in Kiev

Chapter Six. Jewish Pogroms and the Beilis Affair

Chapter Seven. How Jews Gained Their Education in Kiev

Chapter Eight. Jewish Culture in Kiev

Chapter Nine. Between Tradition and Modernity: Jewish Religious Life in Kiev

Conclusion

Appendix. Dmitrii Bogrov and the Assassination of Stolypin

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 9, 2016).

ISBN:

1-61811-477-8

OCLC:

945566316