How Long to Read Wine and Thorns in Tokay Valley

How Long Does it Take to Read Wine and Thorns in Tokay Valley?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 4 minutes to read Wine and Thorns in Tokay Valley by Zahava Szász Stessel

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This book is one of the few studies of small-town, Orthodox Jewish communities in central Europe. The author analyzes more than two centuries (1738-1950) of Jewish history. Abaujszanto is a picturesque town situated in northeastern Hungary amid vineyards and apple trees, with a cobble-stoned main street. The area is noted for its Tokay wine, which Abaujszanto's Jewish merchants were instrumental in making internationally famous. The town's history illustrates the drama of Hungarian Jewry. One of the thematic chapters focuses on the kehilla (Jewish congregation) by discussing its religious and social functions. The kehilla organization was an official tool for the government tax collection under the Habsburg rulers and was used in the deportation process of 1944. The book recounts the community's struggle and resourcefulness under the anti-Jewish laws, the steps from freedom to Auschwitz in 1944, and the disappointment after the war. The survivors returned home to find their houses occupied and their possessions taken. Requests for return of property provoked hostility as townspeople fiercely guarded their newly gained economic advantages. The author relates how denial of rights and the town's obligations to the Jewish community are evidenced as recently as 1992, when in a memorial, enacted to those who died in World War II, Abaujszanto omitted the loss of its Jewish residents. This lack of empathy with the returnees and the continuous falsification of history are the saddest chapters of post-Holocaust experience. Based on survivors' testimonies and Hungarian archival sources, Wine and Thorns provides an authentic account of Hungarian Jewish life as it was shaped by government regulations and world politics.

How long is Wine and Thorns in Tokay Valley?

Wine and Thorns in Tokay Valley by Zahava Szász Stessel is 356 pages long, and a total of 91,136 words.

This makes it 120% the length of the average book. It also has 111% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Wine and Thorns in Tokay Valley Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 18 minutes to read Wine and Thorns in Tokay Valley aloud.

What Reading Level is Wine and Thorns in Tokay Valley?

Wine and Thorns in Tokay Valley is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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