Geneviève Straus Sitting with Proust et al.
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1893
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The Salon in Jewish History
Salons fostered a new class of social leaders, a space for ideas and art appreciation to grow without fear of political reprisals. In a society still constrained by social and legal boundaries, salons and their hosts created a miniature world in which social taboos were temporarily cast off.
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