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The house of fragile things : Jewish art collectors and the fall of France / James McAuley

This history examines the role of art collecting in the identity and assimilation of prominent French Jewish families between 1870 and 1945. It traces their cultural contributions and the state's eventual betrayal through the plunder of their legacies during the Holocaust.

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Accession Number: 21715

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Antisemitism/Prejudices/Attitude (Psychology)/Psychology Art -- Private collections/Arts Art and society Collectors and collecting/Art/Arts Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)/Genocide/Crime/Social problems/Social history/Sociology/Social sciences/Civilisation Jews/Ethnology -- Israel/Anthropology World War, 1939-1945 -- Confiscations and contributions -- France/History, Modern -- 20th century/World history/History

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