German Jews: Citizens of the Republic
TitleGerman Jews: Citizens of the Republic
Author
Call number943.004924/0050
Object number03137c
Place of publicationTubingen
PublisherMohr J.C.B.
Year of publication
1986
Physical descriptionpp 46-53
MaterialArticle
Series titleSchriftenreihe wissenschaftlicher Abhandlungen des Leo Baeck Instituts 0459-097X ; 45
NotesArticle from the book 'Die Juden im Nationalsocialistischen Deutschland' 'Jews in Nazi Germany, 1933-1943' pp 46-53
Description
Article examines the experience of Jews in the Weimar Republic with the gradual normalisation of anti-Semiticism. Young eastern European Jews (many of whom were born in Germany) were not given citizenship and turned to communism and Zionism. The majority of to Jews adapted ted the gradual disenfranchisement. the economic crisis and depression gave impetus to the growing legalised antisemiticim.and discriminatoin.