Deborah and Her Sisters
Author | : Jonathan M. Hess |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2018 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780812249583 |
ISBN-13 | : 0812249585 |
Rating | : 4/5 (585 Downloads) |
Download or read book Deborah and Her Sisters written by Jonathan M. Hess and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before Fiddler on the Roof, there was Deborah, a blockbuster melodrama about a Jewish woman forsaken by her non-Jewish lover. Deborah and Her Sisters offers the first comprehensive history of this transnational phenomenon, focusing on its ability to bring Jews and non-Jews together during a period of increasing antisemitism.