German Jews and the university, 1678-1848

Zusammenfassung: "For centuries Jews in Germany were denied full rights and excluded from gentile society. At the same time, Jewish law restricted scholarship to exegesis of the Talmud. But from the late seventeenth century onward, as German universities progressively opened their doors to them, many Jews turned toward university studies. This process accelerated around 1800 once education (Bildung) assumed a central role for social ascent among the so-called Bildungsbürgertum (cultural bourgeoisie). Many Jews sought to benefit from the professional and social opportunities that university attendance enabled, but they soon discovered that while the state encouraged education as a means of "moral improvement" of the Jews, it was unwilling to concede them the right to professional careers. Alienated from their ancestral religion and unwilling or unable to return to trading occupations, academized Jews often found themselves leading precarious existences. Many joined the struggle for emancipation or took up the reform of Judaism. Now available in English translation for the first time, Monika Richarz's classic study addresses the far-reaching transformation of German Jewry under the impact of university education. It traces the secularization of Jewish education, the significance of academic education for social assimilation, and the loss of Jewish solidarity with increasing acculturation and emancipation"--(Provided by publisher.)

Angaben zum Objekt

• Weitere Titel: Eintritt der Juden in die akademischen Berufe
• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• ISBN: 9781640141155 ; 1640141154
• Maße: 24 cm
• Umfang: xl, 296 Seiten
• Sprache: Englisch

Klassifikation und Themen

• Schlagwort: Geschichte 1678-1848 ; Juden ; Student ; Akademiker ; Judenemanzipation ; Deutschland

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wo): Rochester, New York
• (wer): Camden House
• (wann): [2022]
• Urheber: Richarz, Monika
• Beteiligte Personen und Organisationen: Bagchee, Joydeep

Weitere Informationen

• Inhaltsverzeichnis: Jewish education in the enlightenment era -- Jewish encounters with the university before emancipation -- Jewish students in the first half of the nineteenth century -- The social situation of Jewish students in the pre-1848 Era -- The professional experience of Jewish university graduates.
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• Letzte Aktualisierung: 11.06.2025, 13:43 MESZ