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 EmancipationAntisemitism and the Reversal of EmancipationEntry into Middle-Class Society (Embourgeoisement), Assimilation, and Intra-JewishDistinctionsDemographic CharacteristicsChapter 2. Life and UpbringingChild EducationMarriageFood and Dietary IssuesChapter 3. EducationSchoolingHigher EducationLanguageChapter 4. WorkTrades, Sectors, and IndustriesThe Civil ServiceWomen in the WorkplaceBetween Persistence and Change: New types of Jobs in the Weimar RepublicA Transformation of the Professional Profiles and the End of Occupational Diversity: National SocialismNew BeginningsThe MilitaryChapter 5. Places of Residence and MobilityUrbanizationNeighborhoodsMigrationChapter 6. Political Engagement and ActivismPolitical ParticipationJewish Clubs, Association, and SocietiesGemeindeChapter 7. Conviviality and SocializingReading TogetherSportsYouthChapter 8. Research and RepresentationScholarship and ScienceInstitutionalization of Research and ScholarshipCultureConclusionSuggestions for Further Reading