Constructing Modern Identities: Jewish University Students in Germany, 1815-1914 - Couverture souple

Pickus, Keith H.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 081434352X ISBN 13 : 9780814343524

Editeur : Wayne State University Press, 2017

Synopsis

The emergence of Jewish student associations in 1881 provided a forum for Jews to openly proclaim their religious heritage. By examining the lives and social dynamics of Jewish university students, Keith Pickus shows how German Jews rearranged their self-images and redefined what it meant to be Jewish. Not only did the identities crafted by these students enable them to actively participate in German society, they also left an indelible imprint on contemporary Jewish culture. Pickus's portrayal of the mutability and social function of Jewish self-definition challenges previous scholarship that depicts Jewish identity as a static ideological phenomenon. By illuminating how identities fluctuated throughout life, he demonstrates that adjusting one's social relationships to accommodate the Gentile and Jewish worlds became the norm rather than the exception for 19th-century German Jews.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Keith H. Pickus was Vvce Ppesident for Corporate and Foundation Relations at Wichita State University and the author of Our Only Hope: Eddie's Holocaust Story and the Weisz Family Correspondence.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wayne State University Press
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 081434352X
• ISBN 13: 9780814343524
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 242
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