TY - BOOK N2 - Bernard Wasserstein presents a disturbing interpretation of the collapse of European Jewish civilization even before the Nazi onslaught. Wasserstein shows how the harsh realities of the age devastated the lives of communities and individuals. By 1939, the Jews faced an existential crisis that was as much the result of internal decay as of external attack. AB - Bernard Wasserstein presents a disturbing interpretation of the collapse of European Jewish civilization even before the Nazi onslaught. Wasserstein shows how the harsh realities of the age devastated the lives of communities and individuals. By 1939, the Jews faced an existential crisis that was as much the result of internal decay as of external attack. T1 - On the eve :the Jews of Europe before the Second World War / DA - c2012. CY - New York : AU - Wasserstein, Bernard. ET - 1st ed. CN - DS135.E83 CN - DS135.E83 PB - Simon & Schuster, PP - New York : PY - c2012. ID - 684839 KW - Jews KW - Jews KW - Jews KW - Antisemitism KW - Nineteen thirties. KW - Nineteen twenties. KW - World War, 1939-1945 SN - 9781416594277 SN - 1416594272 SN - 9781416594284 SN - 1416594280 TI - On the eve :the Jews of Europe before the Second World War / ER -