{"product_id":"edmond-de-rothschild-finding-zion-jewish-lives","title":"Edmond de Rothschild: Finding Zion (Jewish Lives)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames McAuley\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe House of Fragile Things: Jewish Collectors and the Fall of France\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the National Jewish Book Award in history. He is a former Paris correspondent for the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as a contributor to the \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e and other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Engaging and detailed.\"--Stuart Halpern, \n\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[An] enthralling biog-ra-phy. . . . [E]ven the byways that McAuley explores are intrigu-ing--from the pecu-liar-i-ties of oth-er Roth-schilds to the emer-gence of Arab nation-al-ism in Pales-tine. . . . Although two emi-nent schol-ars--Simon Schama and Niall Fer-gu-son--have pub-lished books on this fam-i-ly, McAuley has man-aged to carve out some-thing dis-tinc-tive.\"--Stephen Whitfield, Jewish Book Council \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"James McAuley brilliantly unwraps the mystery of Edmond de Rothschild: an aesthete in pursuit of beauty, a collector in search of objects, a Jew stung by antisemitism, and a philanthropist committed to his impoverished co-religionists in the land of Israel. McAuley has produced an absorbing, innovative, and elegantly written account of the life of Edmond, his wife Adelheid, and the extended French Rothschild family.\"--Derek Penslar, author of \n\u003ci\u003eTheodor Herzl: The Charismatic Leader\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"How did a young French Rothschild become a passionate Zionist, one of the most consequential advocates for the Jewish people in history? That is the question at the heart of this superb biography of Edmond de Rothschild. McAuley, a gifted writer, brings his deep knowledge of nineteenth-century French Jewish history to the compelling story of this life.\"--Jean Strouse, author of \n\u003ci\u003eFamily Romance: John Singer Sargent and the Wertheimers\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"With scholarly rigor and narrative grace, McAuley traces Edmond de Rothschild's Zionist odyssey--from vision to implementation--situating his achievements within the crosscurrents of his time. Accessible, original, and deeply researched, this is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand a seminal architect of Zionism and the enduring legacy he left behind.\"--Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, Park Avenue Synagogue, Manhattan, author of \n\u003ci\u003eFor Such a Time as This: On Being Jewish Today\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"McAuley combines scholarly rigour with narrative flair to illuminate the enigma of Edmond de Rothschild. Elegantly written and immaculately researched, this is a definitive biography--fresh in insight, rich in character--of a philanthropist powered by conviction and an uncompromising pursuit of perfection.\"--Natalie Livingstone, author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Women of Rothschild\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn absorbing portrait of Edmond de Rothschild, who defied his class to help build a nation--and found his identity in the process\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdmond de Rothschild (1845-1934) was born into one of the wealthiest families in history, but his legacy lies beyond banking, art, and aristocratic privilege. In this compelling biography, award-winning historian and journalist James McAuley tells the story of a man who defied his elite world to support a radical cause: the creation of a Jewish homeland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on rare access to archives--including Rothschild's own long-lost memoir--McAuley reveals how and why this reserved French aesthete became a driving force in the early Zionist settlement of Palestine. Rothschild's journey from the salons of Paris to the fields of Eretz Israel is a tale of emotional awakening, political conviction, and personal transformation--of a man's search for a cause and discovery of himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496036139286,"sku":"9780300255201","price":33.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780300255201.jpg?v=1783051328","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/edmond-de-rothschild-finding-zion-jewish-lives","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}