The Chains Are Broken - The Story of Jewish Emancipation

Originally published in 1964, this further volume in Poul Borchsenius' history of the Jewish people, is the story of the emancipation from the time when the Jews lived a segregated life in the ghetto, until the Age of Enlightenment they achieved equality.

List of contents

1.The Road 2. The Chains are Broken 3. Reaction 4. Judenschmerz 5. Heinrich Heine 6. Reform 7. The Fruits of Peace 8. Hep! Hep! 9. Pogrom 10. Exodus 11. Zion.

About the author

Poul Borchsenius was a Danish pastor and author. During the Nazi occupation of Denmark in the Second World War, Borchsenius was an active member of the underground resistance. He escaped to Sweden, where he engaged in welfare work among his Christian fellow-refugees.

Summary

Originally published in 1964, this further volume in Poul Borchsenius’ history of the Jewish people, is the story of the emancipation from the time when the Jews lived a segregated life in the ghetto, until the Age of Enlightenment they achieved equality.

Product details

• Authors: Poul Borchsenius, Borchsenius Poul
• Assisted by: Michael Heron (Translation), Heron Michael (Translation)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032911373
• ISBN: 978-1-032-91137-3
• No. of pages: 232
• Weight: 453 g
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; European History, RELIGION / Judaism / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, RELIGION / Judaism / History, History of Religion, Judaism, Pogrom;Jewish Persecution;Palestine;Jewish Diaspora