“zweig arnold”

Baruch (Benedict de) Spinoza was born in Amsterdam in 1632. He belonged to the emigrant Jewish community. He was much influenced by the writings of Descartes. His unorthodox views led him to be excommunicated by the Jewish authorities in 1659. In the following years he devoted himself to his philoso... More

First published in English to wide acclaim in 1928, "The Case of Sergeant Grischa" is the story of a soldier of the Russian Army and prisoner of war of the Germans who escapes and tries to find his way home across the war-ravaged wastes of Central Europe. To evade arrest, he wears the uniform of a d... More

A landmark work in the sphere of modern German-Jewish cultural life, "The Face of East European Jewry "is also a window on a lost world. First published in 1920 and never before translated into English, this work brings together the impassioned writing of one of Weimar Germany's most celebrated auth... More