The Warburgs : the twentieth-century odyssey of a remarkable Jewish family / Ron Chernow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chernow, Ron, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Warburg family.

Jewish bankers--Biography.

Jewish bankers.

Jews--Germany--Biography.

Jews.

Jews--United States--Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xvii, 820 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, genealogical tables ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second Vintage books edition.

Other Title:

20th-century odyssey of a remarkable Jewish family

Place of Publication:

New York : Vintage Books, a division of Random House LLC, 2016.

Summary:

"Bankers, philanthropists, scholars, socialites, artists, and politicians, the Warburgs stood at the pinnacle of German (and, later, of German-American) Jewry. They forged economic dynasties, built mansions and estates, assembled libraries, endowed charities, and advised a German kaiser and two American presidents. But their very success made the Warburgs lightning rods for anti-Semitism, and their sense of patriotism became increasingly dangerous in a Germany that had declared Jews the enemy. Ron Chernow's hugely fascinating history is a group portrait of a clan whose members were renowned for their brilliance, culture, and personal energy yet tragically vulnerable to the dark and irrational currents of the twentieth century." -- Amazon.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 729-739) and index.

ISBN:

9780525431831

0525431837

OCLC:

965754358