Between Budapest and Jerusalem: The Patai Letters, 1933-1938 (Between Budapest & Jerusalem) [Hardcover]

Raphael Patai (Author)

Book Description

Series: Between Budapest & Jerusalem | Publication Date: June 1992

The tribulations experienced by the five Patais (Raphael, his father, mother, brother, and sister), as well as their interactions with many well-known Jewish leaders, authors, and scholars of the 1930s both in Hungary and Palestine, spring to life in fascinating detail in the letters presented in Between Budapest and Jerusalem. Rich in source material, this book provides rare insight into the life of one of the first families of Hungary and Palestine, the twilight of the Hungarian Jewish community, the initial phase of Jewish nation-building in Palestine, and the Arab-Jewish struggle for that much-contested and much-loved land.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Professor Patai presents his adventurous and broadly based experiences in Palestine in an engaging and zestful manner and with a keen eye for details that often range from the surprising to the extraordinary. Never a dull moment. . . . The rich texture of details and the author's explanatory notes reveal a veritable reservoir of information that researchers of interwar Palestine and Hungary will find invaluable. (Andrew Handler )

Through personal, first-hand letters, Between Budapest and Jerusalem brings an entire world to life in all its elegiac, bittersweet quality. I can't quite recall seeing anything of this magnitude or of this genre for Hungarian Jewry. . . . I truly believe that it will become a haunting classic of its kind. (Howard M. Sachar ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 333 pages
• Publisher: Univ of Utah Pr (T); 1St Edition edition (June 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0874803845
• ISBN-13: 978-0874803846
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,948,990 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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