ROSNER Anna - London Jews in the second half of the 19th century

A book at the intersection of history, Jewish Studies and migration studies, going much deeper than just the 19th century. Although it focuses on the history of the migration of Ashkenazi Jews to London, which reached its apogee in 1881-1883, it also characterizes the history of Jewish settlement in the British Isles in general from 1066 to World War I.

The author undertook to present the complex issue of the internal stratification of the Jewish diaspora in Britain, describing its social and occupational structure and issues related to the struggle against poverty. She attempted to present the mutual influences between British society and the quarter-million-strong, ethnically, culturally and religiously alien group that dominated the eastern fringes of London (East End) within a relatively short period of time. She also presented the impact of Jewish migration on the formation of British multiculturalism, legislation, but also on anti-Semitism, which increased between the wars.

Publisher: Jewish Historical Institute, 2015 Format 230 x 165 mm, 450 pp.

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