Between Philosemitism and Antisemitism
Subtitle: Defenses of Jews and Judaism in Germany, 1871-1932
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: June 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780803229570
Subjects: European history: c 1750 to c 1900; European history: from c 1900 -; Jewish studies; History; Antisemitism; Archaeology / Anthropology; History: World; Germany; Anthropology - Cultural; Jewish - General; 19th century; 20th century; Philosemitism
Description: "Philosemitism, as Alan T. Levenson explains it, is "any pro-Jewish or pro-Judaic utterance or act." The German term for this phenomenon appeared in the language at roughly the same time as its more famous counterpart, antisemitism, and its emergence signifies an important, often neglected aspect of German-Jewish encounters. Between Philosemitism and Antisemitism offers the first assessment of the non-Jewish defense of Jews, Judaism, and Jewishness from the foundation of the German Reich in 1871 until the ascent of the Nazis in 1932, when befriending Jews became a crime."--BOOK JACKET.