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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811035903321

Autore

Wertheimer Jack

Titolo

Unwelcome strangers : East European Jews in imperial Germany / / Jack Wertheimer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1987

ISBN

0-19-771758-6

0-19-802157-7

1-280-52527-4

1-4237-3733-4

1-60129-786-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p.)

Collana

Studies in Jewish history

Disciplina

943/.004924

Soggetti

Jews, East European - Germany - History

Jews - Germany - History - 1800-1933

Jews - Germany - Politics and government

Germany Ethnic relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 1991.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography: p. 250-267 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; 1 The Challenge of Jewish Mass Migration; 2 Public Debates Over Eastern Jews; 3 Administrative Solutions; 4 Demographic Characteristics; 5 Economic Pursuits; 6 Organizational Activities; 7 In the Maelstrom of Communal Politics; 8 Social and Cultural Tensions; 9 The Posture of Organized German Jewry; Conclusion: A Comparative Perspective; Abbreviations; Appendix: Statistical Tables; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This social history describes the problems encountered by East European Jews following their emigration to Germany at the end of the 19th century. It examines their treatment at the hands of both German Jews and Gentiles and explores the effects and consequences of such a hostile reception.