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The Warburgs: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family [Audiobook]

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The Warburgs: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family [Audiobook]

The Warburgs: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family [Audiobook] by Ron Chernow
English | November 15, 2016 | ASIN: B01LXS4QCQ | MP3@64 kbps | 35 hrs 25 mins | 971 MB
Narrator: Jonathan Reese

Bankers, philanthropists, scholars, socialites, artists, and politicians, the Warburgs stood at the pinnacle of German (and, later, German American) Jewry. They forged economic dynasties, built mansions and estates, assembled libraries, endowed charities, and advised a German kaiser and two American presidents. But their very success made the Warburgs lightning rods for anti-Semitism, and their sense of patriotism became increasingly dangerous in a Germany that had declared Jews the enemy.

Ron Chernow's hugely fascinating history is a group portrait of a clan whose members were renowned for their brilliance, culture, and personal energy yet tragically vulnerable to the dark and irrational currents of the 20th century.