Katz, Jacob and Leonard Oschry - Jews and Freemasons in Europe 1723-1939

Cambridge, Harvard University Press, 1970. Hardcover. Brown cloth boards with silver spine lettering; viii, 293 pages. Admission of Jews into the ranks of the Freemasons reflected the larger scene of the Jewish struggle for emancipation. Katz explores the modern myth of Jews and Freemasons as bent upon world domination. Contents include: The problem and its background -- Early encounters -- The order of the Asiatic brethren -- The Frankfurt Judenloge -- During revolution and reaction -- Achievements in the age of liberalism -- The struggle for masonic emancipation in Prussia -- Ideological standpoints -- Partial emancipation and subsequent reaction -- The source of "Jews and Freemasons" -- The extent and limits of the slogan -- Approaching ostracism -- Historical significance -- Real relations -- Imaginary relations. Good+ (ex-library with labels and stamps on spine, block, inside front and rear covers and title page verso. Shelfwear to boards and block. Light age toning. Soiling to block and small area of rear page.) .

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