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This is Mark Kurlansky's second published book; he went on to write insanely entertaining books on diverse . A Chosen Few" was especially instructive to me as a primer on how people experienced antisemitism in the 20th Century.

This is Mark Kurlansky's second published book; he went on to write insanely entertaining books on diverse subjects, including the history of salt (not a joke), the history of cod (also not a joke) and a history of the Basque people.

This is Mark Kurlansky's second published book; he went on to write insanely entertaining books on diverse . I grew up in a place where there were no Jews, and hardly any Catholics. I met my first Jew and first Catholic in college when I was 18 years old.

A Chosen Few investigates the relatively uncharted territory of an encouraging phenomenon. I can think of no book that portrays with such intelligence, historical understanding, and journalistic flair what life has been like for Jews determined to build lives in Europe. He has interviewed Jews of all ages and occupations throughout.

Mark Kurlansky tells the truth as he sees it even if it is painful. The book was originally published in 1995. Sadly, one realizes from reading "A Chosen Few" that there is something endemic about antisemitism to European culture

Mark Kurlansky tells the truth as he sees it even if it is painful. This paperback has a updated introduction at 2002. Sadly, one realizes from reading "A Chosen Few" that there is something endemic about antisemitism to European culture. Antisemitism reappears despite what has happened to the Jews, and even because of it. It is impossible to be complacent about it, or to be optimistic that antisemitism is a thing of the past.

Kurlansky's 2009 book The Food of a Younger Land, with the lengthy subtitle "A portrait of American food – before the national highway system, before chain restaurants . A Chosen Few: The Resurrection of European Jewry (1995), ISBN 0-201-60898-7.

Kurlansky's 2009 book The Food of a Younger Land, with the lengthy subtitle "A portrait of American food – before the national highway system, before chain restaurants, and before frozen food, when the nation's food was seasonal, regional, and traditional – from the lost WPA files", details American foodways in the early 20th century. Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World (1997)

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In A Chosen Few, Mark Kurlansky explores the many reasons why Jews have returned to Germany and Poland, and why Jews remain in Europe, how they have managed no. .A POWERFUL, DEEPLY MOVING NARRATIVE OF HOPE REBORN IN THE SHADOW OF DESPAIR Fifty years after it was bombed to rubble, Berlin is once again a city in which Jews gather for the Passover seder. Paris and Antwerp have recently emerged as important new centers of Jewish culture. Small but proud Jewish communities are revitalizing the ancient centers of Budapest, Prague, and Amsterdam.

Mark Kurlansky is a writer worth his salt. always manages to bring out the sharpest flavors in his subject matter. For readers thirsty for well-told history, Salt hits the spot. Minneapolis Star Tribune. This is not surprising, but what is surprising is that none of the countries about which I wrote in this book has moved one step further away from World War II. Europe, sixty vears after the Holocaust, has achieved no more closure than had Europe fifty years after.

A Chosen Few: The Resurrection of European Jewry . Delving into the intimate stories of European Jews from all walks of life, Kurlansky weaves together a vivid tapestry of individuals sustaining their traditions, and flourishing, in the shadow of history. Read on the Scribd mobile app. Download the free Scribd mobile app to read anytime, anywhere.