I keep the English and Yiddish versions of Graetz on the shelf as collector's items. They serve as documents to understand how history was written in the late 19th century. The book is probably more important as an artifact than the narrative content. Sometimes I use examples from it as how one does not write history.
<http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Virus-free. www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Fri, Feb 23, 2018 at 1:50 PM, Lee Jaffe <[email protected]> wrote: > Interesting to hear these assessments. We were just looking at Baron's > history and reviews compared it favorably to Graetz, noting the latter's > "lachrymose" approach to Jewish history. I'm wondering now whether we > should keep the Graetz Popular History, which is apparently based on the > earlier flawed version. > > Lee Jaffe, Temple Beth El, Aptos > > On Feb 23, 2018 11:27 AM, "R. Z. Schwartz" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Well said. Not just that, its faults withstanding, the English >> translation is inferior in every way to the foreign language editions. >> >> >> Ronald Z. Schwartz >> >> On February 22, 2018 at 9:39 PM Benjamin Ravid <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Dear Zilvinas. >> >> I hesitate to step in here but if you wish to have Graetz for >> historiographical reasons, excellent; he is very important for that reason. >> >> However, if you wish to use it as a source for Jewish history and >> thought, it is well over a hundred years out of date (the English is >> translated from an earlier German version) and not worth the cost of the >> postage. >> >> If you submit your specific interests to the list-serve, I am sure you >> will get up-to-date responses. >> >> Best, >> >> Benjamin Ravid >> >> On Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 12:04 PM, Zilvinas Beliauskas < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> How much would it be to ship to Lithuania? >> >> Zilvinas >> >> >> >> > On 2018-02-22, at 09:39, Lee Jaffe <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > Free to another AJL library (for the cost of shipping): >> > >> > Heinrich Graetz's History of the Jews, 6 vols. >> > Jewish Publication Society of America, 1939 >> > >> > In good condition (ex libris). >> > >> > Lee Jaffe, Temple Beth El, Aptos (Calif.) >> > >> > <IMG_20180215_170451248~2.jpg> >> > >> > >> > __ >> > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual >> author >> > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries >> (AJL) >> > ================================== >> > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: >> > [email protected] >> > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click >> here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran >> > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] >> > Ha-Safran Archives: >> > Current: >> > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-st >> ate.edu/maillist.html >> > Earlier Listserver: >> > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state. >> edu/maillist.html >> > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org >> > -- >> > Hasafran mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran >> >> __ >> Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual >> author >> and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries >> (AJL) >> ================================== >> Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: >> [email protected] >> To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: >> https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran >> Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] >> Ha-Safran Archives: >> Current: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-st >> ate.edu/maillist.html >> Earlier Listserver: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state. >> edu/maillist.html >> AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org >> -- >> Hasafran mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran >> >> >> __ >> Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual >> author >> and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries >> (AJL) >> ================================== >> Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: >> [email protected] >> To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: >> https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran >> Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] >> Ha-Safran Archives: >> Current: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-st >> ate.edu/maillist.html >> Earlier Listserver: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state. >> edu/maillist.html >> AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org >> -- >> Hasafran mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran >> >> > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > [email protected] > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio- > state.edu/maillist.html > Earlier Listserver: > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio- > state.edu/maillist.html > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > Hasafran mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > > -- Daniel D. 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