Roger Berg

Histoire des juifs à Paris : de Chilpéric à Jacques Chirac.

Paris: Les Editions du Cerf, 1997. Collection L'histoire à vif. Preface by Alain Goldman, afterword by David Messas. 2204055077 392 pages.

Softcover volume, measuring approximately 5.5" x 8.75", shows very light shelfwear. Binding is sound. Pages are clean and bright.

"A history of the Jews in Paris from the 6th century to the present. Includes information on expulsions and other anti-Jewish acts in the Middle Ages. Discusses the status of the Jews during the French Revolution, the legal situation of the Jews after the Revolution, and antisemitism in the second half of the 19th century. Pp. 217-234 deal with the Dreyfus Affair. Surveys briefly the situation of the Jews in Paris in the interwar period. Pp. 261-289 describe the position of Parisian Jews under Nazi occupation. In the postwar period, mentions the beginnings of Christian-Jewish dialogue, antisemitic manifestations, and actions taken in order to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust." (From the Bibliography of the Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism)