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2010-09-29

Toeplitz Family

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Iskry Publishing House has renewed a book by Krzysztof Teodor Toeplitz entitled “The Toeplitz. My father’s book” (Polish: “Rodzina Toeplitzów. Książka mojego ojca”).

It is a fascinating history of multigenerational family scattered all over the world. Its progenitor was a decent rabbi from Leszno who surely did not expect that his descendants would become famous scientists, artists and businessmen. Getting familiar with the story lets the reader realize how the Toeplitz family influenced the social and political life of Poland, Italy, France and both Americas. Moreover, the biographies encourage us to reflect on Jewish culture and the difficult process of assimilation. It depicts changes in relations between the representatives of different nations and religions. Numerous photographs from the author’s family archives make the book even more compelling.

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