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The Kahans from Baku : a family saga /

"The Kahans from Baku is a saga of a Russian Jewish family. Their story also provides an insight into the history of Jews in the Imperial Russian economy, especially in the oil industry. The entrepreneur and family patriarch, Chaim Kahan was a pious and enlightened man and a Zionist. His childr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dohrn, Verena (Autor)
Otros Autores: Themal, Uri (Traductor, writer of foreword.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Alemán
Publicado: Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2022.
Colección:Cherry Orchard Books
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"The Kahans from Baku is a saga of a Russian Jewish family. Their story also provides an insight into the history of Jews in the Imperial Russian economy, especially in the oil industry. The entrepreneur and family patriarch, Chaim Kahan was a pious and enlightened man and a Zionist. His children followed in his footsteps in business as well as in policy, philanthropy and love of books. The Kahans from Baku takes us through a forced migration history in times of war and revolution and the 20th century's totalitarian regimes telling a story of fortune and misfortune in economy and everyday life of one cohesive family over four generations in Russia, Germany, Denmark and France, ending up in Palestine and the United States of America"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781644697573
1644697572
1644697564
9781644697566