Dr Anne-Christin Sass: Stopped transit. Eastern European Jews in Weimar Berlin
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As a hub connecting East and West, Berlin was an important place of refuge for tens of thousands of Jews from Eastern Europe after the First World War. Most of them were refugees from Russia, Lithuania, and Galicia, escaping war, pogroms, or revolution. With its multilingualism and complex internal networks, the community of Eastern European migrants brought about a heyday of Jewish culture in Berlin, which has long been neglected by historians.
Focussing on everyday life, networks and interrelations the case of Eastern European Jews in Weimar Berlin provides an excellent example of the trans-territorial and transnational character of this migration movement and the role of the migrants as mediators between the various Jewish and non-Jewish cultures. Moreover, the migrant experiences offer a fresh insight into the tensions between the cosmopolitan cultural traditions and nationalist Prussian heritage in Weimar Berlin. |
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| Created: | 2014-05-30 14:26 |
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Informal Lunchtime Seminar Series
Wolfson College lunchtime seminar series |
| Publisher: | Wolfson College Cambridge |
| Copyright: | Dr. Anne-Christin Sass |
| Language: | eng (English) |
| Keywords: | Berlin; Weimar Germany; |