Scholems

Jay Howard Geller is the Samuel Rosenthal Professor of Judaic Studies and Professor of History at Case Western Reserve University. He is the author of Jews in Post-Holocaust Germany, 1945-1953 and co-editor of Three-Way Street.

Excellent.... Well-researched and engagingly written, this is a fine contribution to German-Jewish biography and history.(Publishers Weekly) Geller sets out a compelling tale of a diverse group of German Jews in the early 20th century who were broadly representative of the culture and class of a long-lost era.(Kirkus Reviews) Compelling.... In writing the biography of the Scholem family, Geller has consulted a breathtaking array of sources on several continents and in several languages.(Times Higher Education) One of the most compelling aspects of Geller's fascinating book is the ease and competence with which he summons historical information(EuropeNow) Jay Howard Geller's book is superb...Geller's narrative comprises the heart and soul of The Scholems.- Sheldon Kirshner (Sheldonkirshner.com) By relating the history of the Scholems in all its complex dimensions—its drama, achievements, and tragedies—Jay Howard Geller has provided us with a nuanced account of a nevertheless very special, albeit typical, German Jewish family as it faced and responded to the tempestuous challenges of its times.(American Historical Review) Through studying the biographies of the entire [Scholem] family, Geller has presented us with a fascinating, personalized image of the German-Jewish bourgeoisie before and after World War I, both among those who were totally committed to its values and among those, fewer in number, who in revolutionary fashion abandoned their peers either for a hopeful but problematic Jewish nationalism or for a dubious communist future.(Journal of Modern History)