The Warburgs: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family (Unabridged) - Ron Chernow

The Warburgs: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family (Unabridged)

By Ron Chernow

  • Release Date: 2016-11-15
  • Genre: History

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Summary : The Warburgs: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family (Unabridged)

Bankers, philanthropists, scholars, socialites, artists, and politicians, the Warburgs stood at the pinnacle of German (and, later, of German-American) Jewry. They forged economic dynasties, built mansions and estates, assembled libraries, endowed charities, and advised a German kaiser and two American presidents. But their very success made the Warburgs lightning rods for anti-Semitism, and their sense of patriotism became increasingly dangerous in a Germany that had declared Jews the enemy.

Ron Chernow's hugely fascinating history is a group portrait of a clan whose members were renowned for their brilliance, culture, and personal energy yet tragically vulnerable to the dark and irrational currents of the twentieth century.

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