| Jews in Berlin. a Comprehensive History of Jewish Life and Jewish Culture in the German Capital Up to 2013 Updated Edition Contributor(s): Nachama, Andreas (Author), Schoeps, Julius H. (Author), Simon, Hermann (Author) |
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ISBN: 1935902601 ISBN-13: 9781935902607 Publisher: Berlinica OUR PRICE: $23.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2013 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Germany - Social Science | Jewish Studies - Religion | Judaism - History |
| LCCN: 2013930146 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (1.52 lbs) 314 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Germany - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This richly illustrated book depicts 750 years of Jewish history as well as Jewish life in Berlin today. The Prussian capital was, for many centuries, the center of Jewish life in Germany. Its Jewish citizens strongly influenced the city's cultural and literary life and led the way in the sciences, from the 18th century salon of Rachel Varnhagen to the cabarets of the Weimar Republic. However, economic crisis, hyper-inflation, and the depression of 1929 provided rich soil for the growth of anti-Semitism and ultimately led to the Holocaust. But today, Jewish life and Jewish culture are flourishing once again, after tens of thousands of immigrants from Russia and Israel have arrived in the capital. |
Contributor Bio(s): Nachama, Andreas: - Andreas Nachama was born in Berlin in 1951. He studied history and Judaic studies in Berlin, where he received his Ph.D. in 1981. He was ordained as a rabbi in 2000. From 1981 to 1993 he served as head of the Berliner Festspiele and from 1992 to 1999 as Artistic Director of the Jüdische Kulturtage in Berlin. He has been Executive Director of the Topographie of Terror Foundation since 1994 and served as Chairman of Berlin's Jewish Community between 1997 and 2001.Simon, Hermann: - "Hermann Simon was born in Berlin in 1949. He studied history and oriental studies at Humboldt-University in Berlin, and undertook a post-graduate study in Prague in oriental numismatics, receiving his Ph.D. in 1976 with a thesis on medieval-oriental coins. From 1977 to 1988 he worked in this field at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. From 1988 to 1995 he directed the reconstruction of the New Synagogue as Centrum Judaicum. He has directed the New Synagogue Berlin - Centrum Judaicum Foundation since July, 1988. He directed various exhibitions, most notably Juden in Berlin 1938-45 (with Beate Meyer). His publications include Das Berliner Jüdische Museum in der Oranienburger Straße and numerous articles on numismatic subjects and the history of the Jews in Germany."Schoeps, Julius H.: - Julius H. Schoeps was born in Djursholm/Sweden in 1942. Since 1991 he has been a professor of modern history at the University of Potsdam, where he also directs the Moses Mendelssohn Center for European Jewish Studies. From 1993 to 1997 he served as founding director of The Vienna Jewish Museum. Among his numerous publications on German-Jewish history are Theodor Herzl 1860-1904, 'Wenn ihr wollt, ist es kein Märchen', and Deutsch-jüdische Symbiose oder Die missglückte Emanzipation. He has co-edited various publications, including: Neues Lexikon des Judentums, Enzyklopädie des Holocaust, Menora. Jahrbuch für deutsch-jüdische Geschichte. |