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Jewish life in Europe has undergone dramatic changes and
transformations within the 20th century and also the last two
decades. The phenomenon of the dual position of the Jewish minority
in relation to the majority, not entirely unusual for Jewish
Diaspora communities, manifested itself most distinctly on the
European continent. This unique Jewish experience of the ambiguous
position of insider and outsider may provide valuable views on
contemporary European reality and identity crisis. The book focuses
inter alia on the main common denominators of contemporary Jewish
life in Central Europe, such as an intense confrontation with the
heritage of the Holocaust and unrelenting antisemitism on the one
hand and on the other hand, huge appreciation of traditional Jewish
learning and culture by a considerable part of non-Jewish
Europeans. The volume includes contributions on Jewish life in
central European countries like Hungary, the Czech Republic,
Poland, Austria, and Germany.
Jewish life in Europe has undergone dramatic changes and
transformations within the 20th century and also the last two
decades. The phenomenon of the dual position of the Jewish minority
in relation to the majority, not entirely unusual for Jewish
Diaspora communities, manifested itself most distinctly on the
European continent. This unique Jewish experience of the ambiguous
position of insider and outsider may provide valuable views on
contemporary European reality and identity crisis. The book focuses
inter alia on the main common denominators of contemporary Jewish
life in Central Europe, such as an intense confrontation with the
heritage of the Holocaust and unrelenting antisemitism on the one
hand and on the other hand, huge appreciation of traditional Jewish
learning and culture by a considerable part of non-Jewish
Europeans. The volume includes contributions on Jewish life in
central European countries like Hungary, the Czech Republic,
Poland, Austria, and Germany.
An unexpected immigration wave of Jews from the former Soviet Union
mostly in the 1990s has stabilized and enlarged Jewish life in
Germany. Jewish kindergartens and schools were opened, and Jewish
museums, theaters, and festivals are attracting a wide audience. No
doubt: Jews will continue to live in Germany. At the same time,
Jewish life has undergone an impressing transformation in the
second half of the 20th century - from rejection to acceptance, but
not without disillusionments and heated debates. And while the 'new
Jews of Germany,' 90 percent of them of Eastern European
background, are already considered an important factor of the
contemporary Jewish diaspora, they still grapple with the shadow of
the Holocaust, with internal cultural clashes and with difficulties
in shaping a new collective identity. What does it mean to live a
Jewish life in present-day Germany? How are Jewish thoughts,
feelings, and practices reflected in contemporary arts, literature,
and movies? What will remain of the former German Jewish cultural
heritage? Who are the new Jewish elites, and how successful is the
fight against anti-Semitism? This volume offers some answers.
An unexpected immigration wave of Jews from the former Soviet Union
mostly in the 1990s has stabilized and enlarged Jewish life in
Germany. Jewish kindergartens and schools were opened, and Jewish
museums, theaters, and festivals are attracting a wide audience. No
doubt: Jews will continue to live in Germany. At the same time,
Jewish life has undergone an impressing transformation in the
second half of the 20th century - from rejection to acceptance, but
not without disillusionments and heated debates. And while the 'new
Jews of Germany,' 90 percent of them of Eastern European
background, are already considered an important factor of the
contemporary Jewish diaspora, they still grapple with the shadow of
the Holocaust, with internal cultural clashes and with difficulties
in shaping a new collective identity. What does it mean to live a
Jewish life in present-day Germany? How are Jewish thoughts,
feelings, and practices reflected in contemporary arts, literature,
and movies? What will remain of the former German Jewish cultural
heritage? Who are the new Jewish elites, and how successful is the
fight against anti-Semitism? This volume offers some answers.
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