Cities, Citizenship and Jews in France and the United States, - 19052022 Volume

This comparative, transatlantic two-volume work covers nearly 120 years of the history of the rights, integration, and security of the Jewish people in both the United States and France, the countries with the largest and third-largest Jewish populations.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Cities and Citizenship in Two Atlantic Revolutions 2. Jews in the French and American Armies in the World Wars 3. New York and Paris, 1919-1939: A Story of Capitalism and Culture 4. The Shoah and National Memory 5. France and the United States, 1945-70: The Struggle to Create Unity

About the author

Josef W. Konvitz is an historian and retired diplomat. After teaching history at Michigan State University (1973-1992), he joined the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, serving as Head of Division, Urban Affairs (1996-2003), and of the Regulatory Policy Division (2003-2011).

Product details

• Authors: Josef W. Konvitz, Konvitz Josef W.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032505909
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3250590-9
• No. of pages: 380
• Series: Routledge Studies in Modern History
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, European History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Modern / General, HISTORY / Europe / France, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Jewish, General & world history, Jewish Studies, Regional Studies, Social and cultural history, Regional / International studies, General and world history, History of the Americas, History and Archaeology, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Industrialisation and industrial history, National Memory;Jewish history;Religious freedom