
Leaving the Jewish Fold
The definitive history of conversion and assimilation of Jews in Europe and America from the eighteenth century to the present
Between the French Revolution and World War II, hundreds of thousands of Jews left the Jewish fold—by becoming Christians or, in liberal states, by intermarrying. Telling the stories of both famous and obscure individuals, Leaving the Jewish Fold explores the nature of this...
The definitive history of conversion and assimilation of Jews in Europe and America from the eighteenth century to the present
Between the French Revolution and World War II, hundreds of thousands of Jews left the Jewish fold—by becoming Christians or, in liberal states, by intermarrying. Telling the stories of both famous and obscure individuals, Leaving the Jewish Fold explores the nature of this...