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The House of Fragile Things: Jewish Art Collectors and the Fall of France
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A powerful history of Jewish art collectors in France, and how an embrace of art and beauty was met with hatred and destruction
“The depths of French anti-Semitism is the stunning subject that Mr. McAuley lays bare. . . . [He] tells this haunting saga in eloquent detail. As French anti-Semitism rises once again today, the effect is nothing less than chilling.”—Diane Cole, Wall Street Journal
“Elegantly written and deeply moving. . . . [A] haunting book.”—David Bell, New York Review of Books
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“The depths of French anti-Semitism is the stunning subject that Mr. McAuley lays bare. . . . [He] tells this haunting saga in eloquent detail. As French anti-Semitism rises once again today, the effect is nothing less than chilling.”—Diane Cole, Wall Street Journal
“Elegantly written and deeply moving. . . . [A] haunting book.”—David Bell, New York Review of Books
...