{"id":8117045854502,"title":"Jewish Tales of the Great War","handle":"jewish-tales-of-the-great-war","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/Stone_Tower_small.png?v=1546616956\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Peter Appelbaum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9781942614333\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 96\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first World War changed the world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt also changed the lives of millions of soldiers and civilians. Though many often think of the Western Front, there was also the oft-forgotten Eastern Front from which the writings in this book are derived. Selig Schachnowitz, a gentle soul who wrote much of his work in Yiddish, provides four short stories, each on a different topic about the war. In 1908, he became Editor-in-Chief of \u003cem\u003eDer Israelit,\u003c\/em\u003e the official newspaper of Orthodox Judaism in Germany. Dr. Felix Theilhaber - a decorated physician in the German Army - laconically describes his meeting and experiences with the \u003cem\u003eshtetl\u003c\/em\u003e Jews of Eastern Europe - their language, foibles, view of the war, and religious practices. These writings provide creative glimpses of the war that are often overlooked. They remind of the tragedy of war on an intensely personal level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter C. Appelbaum, MD, PHD, is Emeritus Professor of Pathology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. He is the author, editor, and translator of numerous books on Jewish military history and literature, including \u003cem\u003eBroken Carousel: German Jewish Soldier-Poets of the Great War \u003c\/em\u003e(co-editor),\u003cem\u003e Loyalty Betrayed, Prayers After the Slaughter \u003c\/em\u003eby Kurt Tucholsky (co-editor and co-translator), and\u003cem\u003e Loyal Sons.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2017-11-17T10:52:55-05:00","created_at":"2023-02-01T14:16:31-05:00","vendor":"Stone Tower Press","type":"Book","tags":["Historical","Jewish","Peter Appelbaum"],"price":1295,"price_min":1295,"price_max":1295,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":44349726818598,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781942614333","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Jewish Tales of the Great War","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1295,"weight":128,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781942614333","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/9781942614333.jpg?v=1675278991"],"featured_image":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/9781942614333.jpg?v=1675278991","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":32829323116838,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.667,"height":2699,"width":1799,"src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/9781942614333.jpg?v=1675278991"},"aspect_ratio":0.667,"height":2699,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/9781942614333.jpg?v=1675278991","width":1799}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/Stone_Tower_small.png?v=1546616956\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Peter Appelbaum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9781942614333\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 96\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first World War changed the world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt also changed the lives of millions of soldiers and civilians. 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Appelbaum, MD, PHD, is Emeritus Professor of Pathology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. He is the author, editor, and translator of numerous books on Jewish military history and literature, including \u003cem\u003eBroken Carousel: German Jewish Soldier-Poets of the Great War \u003c\/em\u003e(co-editor),\u003cem\u003e Loyalty Betrayed, Prayers After the Slaughter \u003c\/em\u003eby Kurt Tucholsky (co-editor and co-translator), and\u003cem\u003e Loyal Sons.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}