A Jew in the French RevolutionISBN: 978-1-55786-193-1
Hardcover
302 pages
September 1996, Wiley-Blackwell
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Zalkind Hourwitz lived during one of the most pivotal periods in
history. A Polish Jew born in 1752, Hourwitz moved to France in
1774 and entered the intellectual and political life of ancien
régime Paris. Frances Malino provides a vivid description
of this compelling and exotic figure who fits none of the
traditional portraits of eighteenth-century Jews. An investigation
of his experiences in the French capital during this period
challenges our previous understanding of Jewish emancipation,
provides an additional perspective on revolutionary Paris (from
that of both Jew and foreigner) and adds another dimension to the
historiography of the French Revolution.