The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History

by Rubinstein, William D.; Jolles, Michael; Rubinstein, Hilary L.

• ISBN13: 9781403939104
• ISBN10: 1403939101
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-03-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This authoritative and comprehensive guide to key people and events in Anglo-Jewish history stretches from Cromwell#x19;s re-admittance of the Jews in 1656 to the present day and contains nearly 3000 entries, the vast majority of which are not featured in any other sources.

Author Biography

WILLIAM D. RUBENSTEIN is Professor of Modern History at the University of Aberystwyth, UK and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He has published widely on modern British history and on modern Jewish history, and was President of the Jewish Historical Society of England, 2002-2004. His works include A History of the Jews in the English-Speaking World: Great Britain (Palgrave Macmillan 1996), TheMyth of Rescue (1997), and Israel, the Jews and the West: The Fall and Rise of Antisemitism (2008).

MICHAEL JOLLES is a member of the Council of the Jewish Historical Society of England, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He has authored A Directory of Distinguished British Jews, 1830-1930 and other works.

HILARY L. RUBENSTEIN is a former Research Fellow in History at the University of Melbourne, Australia. She is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and a member of the Council of the Navy Records Society. Her works include, as co-author, Philosemitism (Palgrave Macmillan, 1999) and The Jews in the Modern World since 1750 (2002).

 

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction
Abbreviations used in the Text
Abbreviations used in the Source Notes
Glossary
Dictionary A-Z