Review of Jay Howard Geller, The Scholems: A Story of the German-Jewish Bourgeoisie from Emancipation to Destruction
Document Type
Review
Publication Date
4-8-2021
Department 1
German
Department 2
Judaic Studies
Abstract
Memorable protagonists make a story, and the Scholem family members lend their impressive personalities to this engaging tale by Jay Howard Geller. Indeed, the Scholem family as portrayed here calls to mind the merchant family in Thomas Mann's epic novel, Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family (1901). The Scholems were printshop owners in Berlin for three generations; this is the story of their origins, upward climb, influence, emigration, and decline. Geller focuses on the biographies and choices of two generations, each with four Scholem brothers. [excerpt]
DOI
10.1017/S000893892100039X
Version
Post Print
Recommended Citation
Wallach, Kerry. 2021. “The Scholems: A Story of the German-Jewish Bourgeoisie from Emancipation to Destruction. By Jay Howard Geller. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 2019. Pp. x 329. Cloth $29.95. ISBN 978-1501731563.” Central European History 54 (1). Cambridge University Press: 206–8
Required Publisher's Statement
This review article is available from the publisher's website.