Hermann Schwab

Historian Of German JewryHis Life And Shorter WorksAn accomplished and prolific Jewish writer, Hermann Schwab (1879-1962) is best remembered for his important works on the history of Jewry in Germany, and particularly orthodox Jewry. Some seventy years later, his books: A World in Ruins, The History of Orthodox Jewry in Germany, Rural Communities in Germany, and Memories of Frankfort, are still basic to the subject. Hermann Schwab is also acclaimed for his outstanding community and charitable work. A devoutly religious Jew, he lived through a tumultuous and ultimately heartbreaking period in Jewish history but never lost his fervent faith in God and the Torah.This book contains biographical essays on Hermann Schwab's life and times and translations from the German of some of his outstanding shorter works such his magnificent and historic address of 1908 marking the centenary of Samson Raphael Hirsch's birth. Included too, among other writings, is his impressive essay on the famous Agud