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UNINA9910460710303321 |
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Titolo |
Jews in Berlin / / Andreas Nachama, Julius H. Schoeps, Hermann Simon ; translated by Michael S. Cullen, Allison Brown, Cindy Opitz |
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New York, NY : , : Berlinica, , 2015 |
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Edizione |
[2015 edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (315 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Jews - Germany - Berlin - History |
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) - Germany - Berlin |
Holocaust survivors - Germany - Berlin |
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Berlin (Germany) Ethnic relations |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Carol Kahn Strauss: Foreword; Claudia-Ann Flumenbaum: From the Beginnings until 1789; Julius H. Schoeps: The Process of Adaptation (1790-1870); Chana Schütz: The Imperial Era (1871-1918); Michael Brenner: The Weimar Years (1919-1932); Hermann Simon: Jews during the Period of National Socialism (1933-1945); Andreas Nachama: The Post-War Years (1945-1989); Judith Kessler/André Anchuelo: Jewish Life after Reunification (1990-present); Appendix: Chronology; Selected Bibliography; About the Authors; Image Credits; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. Today, after tens of thousands of immigrants from Russ |
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