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The Pity of It All: A Portrait of Jews In Germany, 1743–1933 is a 2002 book by Israeli journalist and author Amos Elon. The book describes the history of the German Jews between the years 1743 and 1933. [1] The book's narrative focuses on the constant efforts of the German Jews to assimilate and become an integral part of their host country.
Beware of Pity (German: Ungeduld des Herzens, literally The Heart's Impatience) is a 1939 novel by the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig. It was Zweig's longest work of fiction. It was Zweig's longest work of fiction.
Stefan Zweig (/ z w aɪ ɡ, s w aɪ ɡ / ZWYGHE, SWYGHE, [1] German: [ˈʃtɛfan ˈtsvaɪk] ⓘ; 28 November 1881 – 22 February 1942) was an Austrian writer.At the height of his literary career, in the 1920s and 1930s, he was one of the most widely translated and popular writers in the world.
That’s an “ick” factor that drains all the humor from the horse lawyer story.” “It’s a given that so many great comic moments throughout history went unrecorded. Pity,” he adds.
The Sorrow and the Pity (French: Le Chagrin et la Pitié) is a two-part 1969 documentary film by Marcel Ophuls about the collaboration between the Vichy government and Nazi Germany during World War II. The film uses interviews with a German officer, collaborators, and resistance fighters from Clermont-Ferrand.
These books were the result of original archival research. [109] The books won the Wadsworth Prize for Business History and were also short-listed for the Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Literary Award and the American National Jewish Book Award. [54] The books were widely acclaimed by historians, [109] although they received some criticism.
"The vast lie of personal immortality destroys all reason, all natural instinct—henceforth, everything in the instincts that is beneficial, that fosters life and that safeguards the future is a cause of suspicion". [23] Nietzsche claims that Paul's pretense of holiness and his use of priestly concepts were typically Jewish.
Amok is a novella by the Austrian author Stefan Zweig.First printed in the newspaper Neue Freie Presse in 1922, Amok appeared shortly afterwards in the collection of novellas Amok: Novellas of a Passion.