ISBN:
9781782380030
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (320 Seiten)
DDC:
305.5/52089924043
Keywords:
HISTORY / Jewish
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Influence
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Holocaust, Jewish Influence
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Intellectuals Political aspects 20th century
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History
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Intellectuals Political aspects 20th century
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History
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Jews Intellectual life
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Jews, East European
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Political culture History 20th century
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Highlighting the seminal role of German Jewish intellectuals and ideologues in forming and transforming the modern Jewish world, this volume analyzes the political roads taken by German Jewish thinkers; the impact of the Holocaust on the Central and East European Jewish intelligentsia; and the conundrum of modern Jewish identity. Several of German Jewry's most outstanding figures such as Scholem, Strauss, and Kohn are discussed. Inspired by Steven E. Aschheim's work, several contributors focus on the fraught relationship between German and East European Jews (the so-called Ostjuden) and between German Jews and their non-Jewish neighbors. More generally, this book examines how Central European Jewish thinkers reacted to the terrible crises of the twentieth century-to war, genocide, and the existential threat to the very existence of the Jewish people. It is essential reading for those interested in the triumphs and tragedies of modern European Jewry
Note:
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 07. Nov 2022)
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In English
DOI:
10.1515/9781782380030
URL:
Volltext
(URL des Erstveröffentlichers)
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781782380030
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781782380030
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781782380030
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781782380030
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