The Transformation of German Jewry, 1780-1840

By: David Sorkin

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Paperback | 1 November 1990

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The transformation of German Jewry from 1780 to 1840 exemplified a twofold revolution: on one level, the end of the feudal status of Jews as an autonomous community forced them to face a protracted process of political emancipation, a far-reaching social metamorphosis, and growing racial anti-Semitism; yet, on another level, their encounter with the surrounding culture resulted in their own intense cultural productivity. In this ground-breaking study, David Sorkin argues that emancipation and encounter with German culture and society led not to assimilation but to the creation of a new Jewish identity and community--a true and vibrant subculture that produced many of Judaism's modern movements and fostered a pantheon of outstanding writers, artists, composers, scientists, and academics. He contends that German-Jewish subculture was based not, as widely believed, on nationalistic (Jewish versus German) or religious (Jewish versus Christian) disparities, but rather on the
struggle for freedom and social acceptance in German society. By studying German Jewry's cultural history in its social and political context, as well as in the larger setting of German history, this study firmly asserts that the subculture both distinguished German Jewry from other European Jewish communities and accounted for its members' prominent role in Jewish and general culture.

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`certainly the subtlest account of the "German-Jewish symbiosis" that has hitherto been offered ... Sorkin succeeds admirably in clarifying the ironies of partial assimilation and in providing a fuller intellectual context than was previously available for the development of the German-Jewish identity.' German History `David Sorkin's important and much-praised book, first published in 1987 and now reissued in paperback, explores in great detail how emancipatory legislation caused the German Jewish community to change its character and yet to remain distinct ... According to the ideology of emancipation, they should have merged with the German bourgeoisie. But they did not, and Sorkin's original contribution is to demonstrate this failure in massive but lucidly controlled detail.' Ritchie Robertson, St John's College, Oxford, Immigrants & Minorities, Vol. 14, No. 1, March '95

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Non-Fiction Society & Culture Social Groups Social & Cultural Aspects of Religious Groups Jewish Studies History Specific Events & Topics in History Social & Cultural History General & World History Cultural Studies Regional & National History European History

Earliest Times to Present Day Modern History from 1700 to 1900

Introduction	p. 3
The Ideology of Emancipation
Emancipation and Regeneration	p. 13
The Origins of the Haskala	p. 41
The Politics of the Haskala	p. 63
The Ideology and the Public Sphere	p. 79
The Subculture
The New Bourgeoisie	p. 107
Ideologues and Institutions	p. 124
Secular Culture	p. 140
Religious Tradition	p. 156
Conclusion	p. 173
Notes	p. 179
Bibliography	p. 225
Index	p. 247
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