In Search of Jewish Community: Jewish Identities in Germany and Austria, 1918-1933 Contributor(s): Brenner, Michael (Editor), Penslar, Derek J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0253212243 ISBN-13: 9780253212245 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1999 Annotation: ..". an excellent collection... well written and cogently argued." -- David N. Myers The history of Jews in interwar Germany and Austria is often viewed either as the culmination of tremendous success in the economic and cultural realms and of individual assimilation and acculturation, or as the beginning of the road that led to Auschwitz. By contrast, this volume demonstrates a reemerging sense of community within the German-speaking Jewish population of these two countries in the two decades after World War I. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Jewish - General - History | Europe - Germany - History | Europe - Austria & Hungary |
Dewey: 305.892 |
LCCN: 98008304 |
Physical Information: 0.83" H x 6.13" W x 9.22" (0.96 lbs) 272 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1920's - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Germany - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: . . . an excellent collection . . . well written and cogently argued. --David N. Myers The history of Jews in interwar Germany and Austria is often viewed either as the culmination of tremendous success in the economic and cultural realms and of individual assimilation and acculturation, or as the beginning of the road that led to Auschwitz. By contrast, this volume demonstrates a reemerging sense of community within the German-speaking Jewish population of these two countries in the two decades after World War I. |