The Unbroken Chain: Biographical Sketches and Genealogy of Illustrious Jewish Families from the 15th-20th Century, Volume 1 & 2 [Hardcover]

Neil Rosenstein (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1990

Updated information This is a TWO VOLUME SET.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1323 pages
• Publisher: Computer Center for Jewish Genealogy; 2nd edition (1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096105784X
• ISBN-13: 978-0961057848
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.3 x 4.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,475,647 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Entry Point Researching Jewish Geneology, June 4, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Unbroken Chain: Biographical Sketches and Genealogy of Illustrious Jewish Families from the 15th-20th Century, Volume 1 & 2 (Hardcover)

Most people may have difficulty researching their Jewish geneology, since most available works are in Hebrew. This is especially true if one's geneology is Rabbinic in nature.

This book deals with only certain families and is rather terse.

BUT....for what it touches on, it opens to its readers a whole new world. Its subject is the Katzenellenbogen family - which had ties into almost every major European Rabbinic family. Its sources are the same Hebrew books that many of us could not penetrate.

This book is extremely useful if you have even minor ties to any of these families.

It may very well lead you to even more sources regarding your family's past.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars unbroken chain, October 30, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Unbroken Chain: Biographical Sketches and Genealogy of Illustrious Jewish Families from the 15th-20th Century, Volume 1 & 2 (Hardcover)

amazingly thorough and wideranging review of an enormous number of genealogical data, reviewed with critique and and quite up todate. Await next edition, which surely is a great deal of work.