“Europe. The numerous privileges granted the Jews, by Boleslaus of Kalish (1246), Kasimir the Great (1347-1370), Witowt (1388), Kasimir IV (1447), and some of their successors, fortified their position in the extended territory covered by Poland, Lithuania, and the Ukraine. Their peculiar circumstances in Poland”
Quotes by Simon Dubnow
Simon Dubnow
Simon Dubnow was a prominent Jewish-Russian historian, writer, and activist known for his influential works on Jewish history and culture. Born in what is now Belarus, Dubnow's early life was marked b...