The City Without Jews tells the story of the destruction of Jewish Vienna. Even more than a work of history, it is a reminder and a warning—of the consequences of forgetting a past whose legacy refuses to die.
A vivid, granular portrait of the Jews of Vienna and their demise ... Smith’s book helped me understand why, underneath that old-world allure, I detected a certain airlessness: When Vienna lost its Jews, it lost its soul.
This is an important and deeply researched book. By focusing in depth on one key city, it substantially adds to our understanding of how the Nazi system of genocide and plunder operated.
