Introduction: The diversity of Hungarian Jewish lifestyles; the three aspects of lifestyles selected for examination; the structure of this book; other characteristics of Hungarian Jewish lifestyles; the group of people, the period, and the geographic entity that are the subject of this book; old photos as records of the way people lived; the advantages and limitations of describing a culture through pictures; the sources of photos -- Historical overview -- Hungarian Jews in the second half of the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries -- What they looked like -- Where they lived -- Where they worked -- Epilogue
Summary
"This book consists of historical photographs and related text documenting the physical aspects of the lives of Hungarian Jews in the late 19th and early 20th centuries: the way they looked, the kind of neighborhoods and apartments they lived in, and the places where they worked"--Provided by publisher
Analysis
Ethnic relations, Photography, Social conditions, Social life and customs, Jews