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Yiddish Civilisation: The Rise and Fall of a Forgotten Nation, by Paul Kriwaczek.

From the book jacket…

Jews lived in central and eastern Europe for perhaps a thousand years. In that time they created a civilisation, with its own language, literature, laws and institutions, which contributed much to the history of the continent. Yet most people remember this Yiddish world only for its tragic final century.

Here is the life story of the prosperous and successful Yiddish civilisation that once supplied mint masters, diplomatic advisers, physicians and engineers, not to mention music teachers, poets and philosophers, to the royal courts and governments of Europe — and took part in the formative events of European history.

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