From Assimilation to Antisemitism: The "Jewish Question" in Poland, 1850–1914 (NIU Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies) - Hardcover

"Well-written, thoroughly researched, and carefully balanced ... a reliable, concise, and highly accessible account."--American Historical Review"A significant contribution to our understanding of the relations between Poles and Jews before World War I. An important achievement."--The Polish Review"Erudite and fascinating. Essential reading."--Religious Studies Review "Well-written, thoroughly researched, and carefully balanced ... a reliable, concise, and highly accessible account." "American Historical Review""A significant contribution to our understanding of the relations between Poles and Jews before World War I. An important achievement." "The Polish Review""Erudite and fascinating. Essential reading." "Religious Studies Review""

The large number of Jews living in Polish lands had lived as a separate estate from the Poles until the mid-nineteenth century. As modern ideologies of democratic, homogeneous national societies came to life, this separateness became a problem. Focusing on several long-term factors and one major event - the Revolution of 1905 - Weeks traces Poland's failed attempts to integrate its Jewish communities into the country's social fabric. While Jews became politically engaged during the Industrial Revolution, social integration remained elusive.