History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume 1 [of 3] From the Beginning until the Death of Alexander I (1825): Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume 1 [of 3] From the Beginning until the Death of Alexander I (1825), credited to Simon Dubnow, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume 1 [of 3] From the Beginning until the Death of Alexander I (1825) by Simon Dubnow. (Translated by Israel Friedlaender.) Read in English by S S Kim Simon Dubnow was born in 1860 to a poor Jewish family in Belarussian town of Mstsislaw and later became authority of Jewish history and an activist. Due to his Jewish origin, he had to move to St.Petersburg, Odessa, Vilna(Lithuania), St.Petersburg(2nd time), Kaunas(Lithuania), Berlin and finally Riga(Latvia) after Hitler came to power. When Nazi troops occupied Latvia 1941, he was moved with thousands of other Jews to Riga ghetto and was eventually killed. His life is a symbol of Jewish suffering in Eastern Europe in the first half of 20 century. This book is one of the most extensive and thorough study of the glory and suffering of the Jews in Russia and Poland for 2000 years. - Summary by S. S. Kim

Recording facts

• Recording title: History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume 1 [of 3] From the Beginning until the Death of Alexander I (1825)
• Author credits: Simon Dubnow
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 27
• Listed recording duration: 14:52:52

Catalogue topics

• alexander
• Jews
• Russia
• poland
• jewish history in russia and poland

Opening tracks: first 24 of 27

1. 01 - Chapter 1 The Jewish Diaspora in Eastern Europe, Part 1, 1. The Jewish Settlements on the Shores of the Black Sea, 1625 words — 13:32
2. 02 - Chapter 1 The Jewish Diaspora in Eastern Europe, Part 2, 2. The Kingdom of Kazhars, 3. The Jews in Early Russian.... 5552 words — 43:41
3. 03 - Chapter 2 The Jewish Colonies in Poland and Lithuania, Part 1, 1. The Immigration from Western... 2. The Charter of Prince Boleslav... 3. Rise of Polish Jewry... 4192 words — 33:40
4. 04 - Chapter 2 The Jewish Colonies in Poland and Lithuania, Part 2, 4. Polish Jewry During .... 5. The Jews of Lithuania..... 6. The conflict between.... 3089 words — 25:19
5. 05 - Chapter 3 The Autonomous Center in Poland at its Zenith(1501-1648), Part 1, 1. Social and Economic..... 2. The Liberal Régime..... 4999 words — 38:23
6. 06 - Chapter 3 The Autonomous Center in Poland at its Zenith(1501-1648), Part 2, 3. Liberation and Reaction .... 4. Shlakhta and Royalty .... 5369 words — 41:20
7. 07 - Chapter 4 The Inner Life of Polish Jewry at its Zenith, Part 1, 1. Kahal Autonomy ..... 2. The Instruction of the Young 5191 words — 41:12
8. 08 - Chapter 4 The Inner Life of Polish Jewry at its Zenith, Part 2, 3. The High-Water Mark of Rabbinic Learning, 4626 words — 36:59
9. 09 - Chapter 5 The Autonomous Center in Poland During its Decline(1648-1772), Part 1, 1 Economic and National Antagonism, 2. The Pogroms and Massacres..... 4070 words — 31:38
10. 10 - Chapter 5 The Autonomous Center in Poland During its Decline(1648-1772), Part 2, 3. The Russian and Swedish...... 4. The Restoration... 5. Social and Political.... 5375 words — 42:03
11. 11 - Chapter 5 The Autonomous Center in Poland During its Decline(1648-1772), Part 3, 6. A Frenzy of Blood..... 7. The Massacre of Uman..... 4372 words — 35:04
12. 12 - Chapter 6 The Inner Life of Polish Jewry During the Period of Decline, Part 1, Jewish Self-Government, 2. Rabbinical and Mystical..... 4597 words — 37:29
13. 13 - Chapter 6 The Inner Life of Polish Jewry During the Period of Decline, Part 2, 3. The Sabbatian Movement, 4. The Frankish Sect, 4584 words — 36:09
14. 14 - Chapter 6 The Inner Life of Polish Jewry During the Period of Decline, Part 3, 5. The Rise of Hasidism..... 6. The Hasidic Propaganda.... 7. Rabbinism, Hasidism... 5816 words — 47:08
15. 15 - Chapter 7. The Russian Quarantine Against the Jews, 5179 words — 44:49
16. 16 - Chapter 8 Polish Jewry During the Period of the Partitions, Part 1, 1. The Jews of Poland after the First Partition, 4787 words — 38:28
17. 17 - Chapter 8 Polish Jewry During the Period of the Partitions, Part 2, 2. The Period of Quadrennial Diet, 3831 words — 30:48
18. 18 - Chapter 8 Polish Jewry During the Period of the Partitions, Part 3, 3. The Last Two Partitions and Berek Yoselovich, 4. The Duchy of Warsaw...., 4040 words — 31:04
19. 19 - Chapter 9 The Beginnings of the Russian Régime, Part 1, 1. The Jewish Policy of Catherine II, 4101 words — 33:00
20. 20 - Chapter 9 The Beginnings of Russian Régime, Part 2, 2. Jewish Legislative Schemes .... 3. Dyerzhvin's Opinion.... 3911 words — 31:09
21. 21 - Chapter 10 The ''Enlightened Absolutism'' of Alexander I, Part 1, 1. The Committee for Amelioration.... 2. The Jewish Constitution — 24:21
22. 22 - Chapter 10 The ''Enlightened Absolutism'' of Alexander I, Part 2, 3.The Projected Expulsion from the Villages — 23:37
23. 23 - Chapter 10 The ''Enlightened Absolutism'' of Alexander I, Part 3. 4. The Patriotic Attitude..... 5. Economic and Agricultural — 23:58
24. 24 - Chapter 11 The Inner Life of Russian Jewry During The Period of ''Enlightened Absolutism'', Part 1, 1. Kahal Autonomy.... 2. The Hasidic Schism. — 31:45

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