| Title | : | The Warburgs: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family (Unabridged) |
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| Author | : | Ron Chernow |
| Release | : | 2016-11-15 |
| Kind | : | audiobook |
| Genre | : | History |
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| 1 | The Warburgs: The Twentieth-Century Odys | Ron Chernow |
| 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. |
