The Jews of Modern France explores the endlessly complex encounter of France and its Jews from just before the Revolution to the eve of the twenty-first century

In the first English-language edition of a general, synthetic history of French Jewry from antiquity to the present, Esther Benbassa tells the intriguing tale o

The Jews of Modern France: Images and Identities synthesizes much of the original research on modern French Jewish history published over the last decade. Theme

The Jews of Modern France explores the endlessly complex encounter of France and its Jews from just before the Revolution to the eve of the twenty-first century

Eighteen noted historians and political scientists analyze the history of the Jewish minority in France since the Revolution.