Jewish City or Inferno of Russian Israel?

Victoria Khiterer is an Associate Professor of History and the Director of the Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide at Millersville University, PA. She is the author and editor of four books and over eighty articles in Russian and Eastern European Jewish History.

"The author’s enthusiasm for her topic is clear…Readers will find information here on Jews from Kiev in nearly every kind of endeavor, from business to the arts, and even the circus...Without any minimization of the prevalent anti-Semitism or violence, Khiterer describes well the achievements of the Jewish community...Khiterer’s work is at times as engaging as it is exhaustive, and it is hoped she will continue to remain such an amiable guide to a difficult past."

• AcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsA Note on Dates, Spelling, and NamesList of TablesList of IllustrationsList of MapsIntroductionChapter One. The History of Jews in Kiev from the Tenth Century to 1660Chapter Two. The Jews of Kiev in the Embrace of the Russian Empire (1794–1859)Chapter Three. The Jewish Right of Residence in Kiev in 1859–1917Chapter Four. The Kiev Jewish Community and its LeadersChapter Five. The Wealth and Poverty of Jews in KievChapter Six. Jewish Pogroms and the Beilis AffairChapter Seven. How Jews Gained Their Education in KievChapter Eight. Jewish Culture in KievChapter Nine. Between Tradition and Modernity: Jewish Religious Life in KievConclusionAppendix. Dmitrii Bogrov and the Assassination of StolypinBibliography