Abstract of a History of the Jews in Europe
Wolfgang S. Seiferth
OF A HISTORY THE JEWS IN EUROPE WOLFGANG S. SEIFERTH DEFINING SUBJECT AS TO ESSENCE AND STRUCTURE The history of the Jews in Europe furnishes classic example minority problem. It fully demonstrates complex character racial, religious, national, and cultural predicaments that is so typical for minorities. arose on a continental-wide scope ancient times yet official whole centuries has passed it over silence. Today causes, will cause, world-wide repercussions no matter what turn events take. this are distinctly double nature allowing, thus, deeper insight into human ways historic laws than many other fields research. First, these present themselves as facts physical nature. They done to group people (as word fact suggests). determine, from then on, completely lives eventually create conditions an outlawed segregated existence. Second, greater significance their limited category may indicate. Since they imposed upon without, definite symptom disturbed balance within body, nation, civilization, or, even mankind such, if indeed issue should assume-as seems to-suchtremendous proportions. Thus always been barometer showing forecasting with statistical accuracy rise fall freedom, peace, tolerance, respective adversaries. Any single event become, spiritual significance. According any reflect not only purposeful political or economical moves, but intellectual religious developments well. fate cannot be separated ruling majority however powerful efforts end made, cast its shadow continent long after seem have succeeded completely. day our subject dealt contributions Yearbook. These contributions, by way cross-section, shed light recent past immediate future problem, yesterday tomorrow, admit all conclusions inner life whole, outlined above. Yet cross-section approach Jewish covers time span world-historic proportions, almost two thousand years unbroken continuity, thus offers longitudinal section historian who searches essence development, substance underlying principles,
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