| German City, Jewish Memory: The Story of Worms Contributor(s): Roemer, Nils (Author) |
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ISBN: 158465922X ISBN-13: 9781584659228 Publisher: Brandeis University Press OUR PRICE: $39.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - General - History | Western Europe - General - Social Science | Jewish Studies |
| Dewey: 943.435 |
| LCCN: 2010026560 |
| Series: Tauber Institute Series for the Study of European Jewry (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.1" W x 8.96" (1.07 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Cultural Region - Germany - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: German and Jewish ways of life have been interwoven in Worms, Germany, for over a thousand years. Despite radical changes brought about by expulsion of Jews, wartime devastation, social advancement, cultural and religious renewal, and the Jewish community's destruction during the Holocaust, the Jewish sites of Worms display a remarkable degree of continuity, which has contributed to the development of distinct urban Jewish cultures, memories, and identities. Tracing the recollection and invention of local Jewish historical traditions in religious commemorations, historical writings, museums, and historical monuments, and the transformation from "sites" to "sights" in the form of tourism from the Middle Ages to the present, Roemer's rich study of Worms offers a blueprint for historians interested in developing similar studies of cities over the longue dur e. |