Jews in Berlin / Edition 1

by Julius Schoeps, Hermann Simon, Julius H. Schoep

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783894874261
Publisher:	Seemann Henschel
Publication date:	06/28/2003
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.90(d)