| Italic Title: | force |
| The Pity of It All: A Portrait of Jews In Germany, 1743–1933 | |
| Author: | Amos Elon |
| Subject: | German Jews |
| Genre: | History |
| Publisher: | Metropolitan Books (US) Allen Lane (UK) |
| Pub Date: | 2002 |
| Pages: | 403 |
| Isbn: | 9780140283945 |
The Pity of It All: A Portrait of Jews In Germany, 1743–1933 is a 2002 book by Amos Elon. The book describes the history of the German Jews between the years 1743 and 1933.[1] The book's narrative focuses on the constant efforts of the German Jews to assimilate and become an integral part of their host country.
(The German translation has a different title: "Zu einer anderen Zeit: Porträt der jüdisch-deutschen Epoche (1743-1933)".)