Reviews

"[T]his book is a wonderful addition to the knowledge about Berlin Jews and the complexities of existing as a minority community in changing times."--Journal of Social History
"Steven M. Lowenstein is the first to undertake a thoroughgoing social history of Berlin Jewry, basing his research largely on quantitative data drawn, for example from lists of converts, subscribers to Enlightenment publications, payers of the tax on kosher meat, and supporters of religious reform."--American Historical Review
"Because his own findings emerge forcefully from a careful examination of the evidence, they carry great weight in this ongoing debate. A first-rate study of an important subject."--CHOICE
"This is an important book in modern European Jewish history."--Central European History
"This book offers English-speaking readers an overview of the most significant religious and cultural issues and historical figures."--German Studies Review