Leaving the Jewish Fold: Conversion and Radical Assimilation in Modern Jewish History 1400866383, 9781400866380

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Leaving the Jewish Fold: Conversion and Radical Assimilation in Modern Jewish History [Pilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries only] 9781400866380
Leaving the Jewish Fold: Conversion and Radical Assimilation in Modern Jewish History [Pilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries only] 9781400866380

Between the French Revolution and World War II, hundreds of thousands of Jews left the Jewish fold—by becoming Christian

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German Jews and the Persistence of Jewish Identity in Conversion: Writing the Jewish Self 3110737221, 9783110737226
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