The Jews of modern France - Hyman, Paula (University of California Press, 1998)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-272) and index
The book explores the complex encounter of France and its Jews from just before the revolution to the present. The author shows how French Jews have embraced the opportunities of integration and acculturation, redefined their identities, and adapted their Judaism to the pragmatic and ideological demands of the time
Before the revolution -- The French Revolution and the emancipation of the Jews -- The Napoleonic synthesis -- Acculturation and mobility -- French Jews and world jewry -- Antisemitism and the Dreyfus Affair -- Immigration and the remaking of French jewry, 1881-1918 -- Between two world wars: the inescapable impact of economics and politics -- The Holocaust in France -- A renewed community