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History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume I, From the Beginning until the Death of Alexander I (1825)

Name: History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume I, From the Beginning until the Death of Alexander I (1825)
Author: Simon Dubnow

Simon Dubnow

Read by S S Kim · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

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Chapter 1 The Jewish Diaspora in Eastern Europe, Part 1, 1. The Jewish Settlements on the Shores of the Black Sea (13:32)
Chapter 1 The Jewish Diaspora in Eastern Europe, Part 2, 2. The Kingdom of Kazhars, 3. The Jews in Early Russian (43:41)
Chapter 2 The Jewish Colonies in Poland and Lithuania, Part 1, 1. The Immigration from Western... 2. The Charter of Prince Boleslav... 3. Rise of Polish Jewry (33:40)
Chapter 2 The Jewish Colonies in Poland and Lithuania, Part 2, 4. Polish Jewry During .... 5. The Jews of Lithuania..... 6. The conflict between (25:19)
Chapter 3 The Autonomous Center in Poland at its Zenith(1501-1648), Part 1, 1. Social and Economic..... 2. The Liberal Régime (38:23)
Chapter 3 The Autonomous Center in Poland at its Zenith(1501-1648), Part 2, 3. Liberation and Reaction .... 4. Shlakhta and Royalty (41:20)
Chapter 4 The Inner Life of Polish Jewry at its Zenith, Part 1, 1. Kahal Autonomy ..... 2. The Instruction of the Young (41:12)
Chapter 4 The Inner Life of Polish Jewry at its Zenith, Part 2, 3. The High-Water Mark of Rabbinic Learning, (36:59)
Chapter 5 The Autonomous Center in Poland During its Decline(1648-1772), Part 1, 1 Economic and National Antagonism, 2. The Pogroms and Massacres. (31:38)
Chapter 5 The Autonomous Center in Poland During its Decline(1648-1772), Part 2, 3. The Russian and Swedish...... 4. The Restoration... 5. Social and Political. (42:03)
Chapter 5 The Autonomous Center in Poland During its Decline(1648-1772), Part 3, 6. A Frenzy of Blood..... 7. The Massacre of Uman. (35:05)
Chapter 6 The Inner Life of Polish Jewry During the Period of Decline, Part 1, Jewish Self-Government, 2. Rabbinical and Mystical (37:29)
Chapter 6 The Inner Life of Polish Jewry During the Period of Decline, Part 2, 3. The Sabbatian Movement, 4. The Frankish Sect, (36:09)
Chapter 6 The Inner Life of Polish Jewry During the Period of Decline, Part 3, 5. The Rise of Hasidism..... 6. The Hasidic Propaganda.... 7. Rabbinism, Hasidism (47:08)
Chapter 7. The Russian Quarantine Against the Jews (44:49)
Chapter 8 Polish Jewry During the Period of the Partitions, Part 1, 1. The Jews of Poland after the First Partition (38:28)
Chapter 8 Polish Jewry During the Period of the Partitions, Part 2, 2. The Period of Quadrennial Diet (30:48)
Chapter 8 Polish Jewry During the Period of the Partitions, Part 3, 3. The Last Two Partitions and Berek Yoselovich, 4. The Duchy of Warsaw (31:04)
Chapter 9 The Beginnings of the Russian Régime, Part 1, 1. The Jewish Policy of Catherine II (33:00)
Chapter 9 The Beginnings of Russian Régime, Part 2, 2. Jewish Legislative Schemes .... 3. Dyerzhvin's Opinion (31:09)
Chapter 10 The "Enlightened Absolutism" of Alexander I, Part 1, 1. The Committee for Amelioration.... 2. The Jewish Constitution (24:21)
Chapter 10 The "Enlightened Absolutism" of Alexander I, Part 2, 3.The Projected Expulsion from the Villages (23:37)
Chapter 10 The "Enlightened Absolutism" of Alexander I, Part 3. 4. The Patriotic Attitude..... 5. Economic and Agricultural (23:58)
Chapter 11 The Inner Life of Russian Jewry During The Period of "Enlightened Absolutism", Part 1, 1. Kahal Autonomy.... 2. The Hasidic Schism. (31:45)
Chapter 11 The Inner Life of Russian Jewry During the Period of "Enlightened Absolutism", Part 2, 3. Rabbinism, Hasidizm (22:20)
Chapter 12 The Last Years of Alexander I, Part 1, 1. The Deputation of the Jewish.... 2. Christianing Endeavers (25:50)
Chapter 12 The Last Years of Alexander I, Part 2, 3. Judaizing Sects.... 4. Recrudence of Anti-Jewish.... 5. The Russian Revolutionaries (28:05)