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The Jews of South Wales - Historical Studies [RARE]
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Author
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Henriques, Ursula R. Q. [Ed.] / Glaser, Anthony; Mars, Leonard
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Place of Publication
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Cardiff
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Publication Name
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University of Wales Press
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Year
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1993
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Language(s)
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English
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Description
RARE book of essays on the Jewish communities of Cardiff, Swansea and the south Wales in the 19th and 20th centuries. An important contribution to both the history of modern Wales and British-Jewish studies, this book discusses the growth of the Cardiff community and the communities of the valleys towns, the administration of the Swansea synagogue, Jewish criminality in 19th century south Wales, two well-known incidents of the period (the so-called `Jewess Abduction Case` of 1867-8 and the Tredegar Riots of 1911) are discussed in depth, and the contribution of Jewish refugees from Hitler`s Germany to the modernization of Welsh industry and the recovery of Welsh economy from the 1930s collapse of the heavy industry. 220x140mm. 238 pages. Blue cloth Hardcover with dust jacket. Gilt spine. Jacket spine edges and upper front corner slightly wrinkled. Cover upper edge, front cover upper corner and spine edges bumped. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare collection of historical essays on the Jews of South Wales is in very good condition.
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Please note
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Price
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No longer available
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Catalog Index Number
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AR 242 005
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