Social History of German Jews

Miriam Rürup is a historian and Director of the Moses Mendelssohn Center for European-Jewish Studies (Potsdam) and Professor for European-Jewish Studies at the University of Potsdam. She is the author of Ehrensache. Jüdische Studentenverbindungen an deutschen Universitäten, 1886–1937 (Göttingen: Wallstein 2008). Together with Simone Lässig she co-edited the volume Space and Spatiality in Modern German-Jewish History (New York: Berghahn 2017).

Preliminary Remarks (Introduction)



Chapter 1. Legal and Social Framework: Progress and Setbacks in Emancipation





Emancipation

Antisemitism and the Reversal of Emancipation

Entry into Middle-Class Society (Embourgeoisement), Assimilation, and Intra-Jewish

Distinctions

Demographic Characteristics



Chapter 2. Life and Upbringing





Child Education

Marriage

Food and Dietary Issues



Chapter 3. Education





Schooling

Higher Education

Language



Chapter 4. Work





Trades, Sectors, and Industries

The Civil Service

Women in the Workplace

Between Persistence and Change: New types of Jobs in the Weimar Republic

A Transformation of the Professional Profiles and the End of Occupational Diversity: National Socialism

New Beginnings

The Military



Chapter 5. Places of Residence and Mobility





Urbanization

Neighborhoods

Migration



Chapter 6. Political Engagement and Activism





Political Participation

Jewish Clubs, Association, and Societies

Gemeinde



Chapter 7. Conviviality and Socializing





Reading Together

Sports

Youth



Chapter 8. Research and Representation





Scholarship and Science

Institutionalization of Research and Scholarship

Culture



Conclusion



Suggestions for Further Reading