{"product_id":"alexander-lee-the-first-ghetto-2026-hardback","title":"Alexander Lee: The First Ghetto [2026] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sweeping, riveting history of the Venetian Ghetto, the world's first Jewish ghetto.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliantly researched and deeply moving' - Roger Crowley, author of\u003ci\u003e City of Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Alexander Lee combines expertise in Venetian history, with sensibility to the Jewish past, and a gift for story-telling. Highly recommended' - Professor Miri Rubin, author of \u003ci\u003eCities of Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the early sixteenth century, amidst the ruins of war, and in an atmosphere of religious hatred, the world's first Jewish 'ghetto' was established in Venice. Constrained in cramped, often insanitary conditions, the Jews who were forced to live there were extorted, abused and subjected to countless humiliating restrictions. Before long, Venice's Ghetto became the prototype for ghettos throughout Europe, paving the way for a more vicious and enduring form of antisemitism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet the Ghetto's story is also a testament of hope. Despite all they faced through the centuries, its residents thrived, creating a flourishing literary, musical and religious community. They sustained Venice's economy - and, as more migrants arrived, the Ghetto became a microcosm of the Jewish world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorian Alexander Lee traces this vivid story from the first Jewish arrivals in the early fourteenth century to the present day, reconstructing the Ghetto through the eyes of its inhabitants - from the domestic squabbles of a sixteenth-century rabbi to the agonising wait of a family bound for Auschwitz.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthoritative, detailed and incomparably intimate, \u003ci\u003eThe First Ghetto \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a fitting monument to the Ghetto's past - and powerful lessons for the future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lee, Alexander","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":53117968679251,"sku":"9781529066500","price":39.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/lee-alexander-alexander-lee-the-first-ghetto-2026-hardback-9781529066500-1224310218.jpg?v=1772151577","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/alexander-lee-the-first-ghetto-2026-hardback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}