Yair Mintzker: 2 books
The Many Deaths of Jew Süss
The Notorious Trial and Execution of an Eighteenth-Century Court Jew
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2017
A groundbreaking historical reexamination of one of the most infamous episodes in the history of anti-Semitism
Joseph Süss Oppenheimer—"Jew Süss"—is one of the most iconic figures in the history of anti-Semitism. In 1733, Oppenheimer became the "court Jew" of Carl...
The Holy Roman Empire
A Short History
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2018
A new interpretation of the Holy Roman Empire that reveals why it was not a failed state as many historians believe
The Holy Roman Empire emerged in the Middle Ages as a loosely integrated union of German states and city-states under the supreme rule of an emperor. Around 1500, it took on a...