Reconstructing Ashkenaz the Human Face of Franco-German Jewry, 1000-1250 - Malkiel, David (Stanford University Press, 2008)
Preface; 1. Image; 2. Adumbrations; 3. Martyrdom; 4. Survival; 5. Apostates; 6. Deviance; 7. Christians; 8. Sepharad; Notes; Index
Reconstructing Ashkenaz shows that, contrary to traditional historical accounts, the Jews of western Europe in the High Middle Ages were not a society of saints and martyrs
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-341) and index