Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. Part One: The Murder and Its Background
5. Chapter One: Galicia and Its Jews, 1772–1848 9
6. Chapter Two: Lemberg and Its Jews, 1772–1848 18
7. Chapter Three: A Reform Rabbi in Eastern Europe 34
8. Chapter Four: Rabbi Abraham Kohn in Lemberg, 1843–1848 52
9. Chapter Five: Revolution and Murder 65
10. Part Two: The Investigation, Sentence, and Appeal
11. Chapter Six: Abraham Ber Pilpel, Murderer? 81
12. Chapter Seven: The Indicted Co-Conspirators 97
13. Chapter Eight: Magdalena Kohn v. the Austrian Empire 107
14. Conclusion 112
15. Afterword 121
16. Acknowledgments 129
17. Notes 131
18. Bibliography 143
19. Index 149