A pioneering study of the relationship between rich and poor that adds a new dimension to the understanding of Jewish life in early modern Amsterdam.
The year 1929 represents a major turning point in interwar Jewish society, proving to be a year when Jews, regardless of where they lived, saw themselves affected by developments that took place around the world, as the crises endured by other Jews became part of the transnation…
"As the family goes, so goes the nation"--Constructing a Jewish body politic : declining fertility and the development of a Jewish population policy -- "A little state within a larger one" : the expansion of Jewish social work during the Weimar Republic -- Rescuing "endangered y…
This book explores German and Jewish history between the world wars. It has been assumed that the Jewish community in Germany was in decline during the Weimar Republic. But the Weimar Jews sought to rejuvenate and reconfigure their community as a means both of strengthening the …
Germans into Jews turns to an often overlooked and misunderstood period of German and Jewish history--the years between the world wars. It has been assumed that the Jewish community in Germany was in decline during the Weimar Republic. But, Sharon Gillerman demonstrates that Wei…