German Jews and the University, 1678-1848

Traces the gradual opening of university education in Germany to Jews, its significance for assimilation to the bourgeoisie, and the legal restrictions that nonetheless barred Jewish graduates from most professional careers.

List of contents

Foreword to the English Edition

Foreword to the German Edition

Preface to the German Edition

Translator's Note

List of Abbreviations

1: Jewish Education in the Enlightenment Era

2: Jewish Encounters with the University before Emancipation

3: Jewish Students in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century

4: The Social Situation of Jewish Students in the pre-1848 Era

5: The Professional Experience of Jewish University Graduates

Conclusion

Documents

Bibliography

Index

About the author

MONIKA RICHARZ retired in 2001 as Professor and Director of the Institute for the History of German Jews, University of Hamburg.

Summary

Traces the gradual opening of university education in Germany to Jews, its significance for assimilation to the bourgeoisie, and the legal restrictions that nonetheless barred Jewish graduates from most professional careers.

Product details

• Authors: Monika Richarz, Prof Dr Monika Richarz, Prof. Dr. Monika Richarz
• Assisted by: Joydeep (Person) Bagchee (Editor), Joydeep Bagchee (Translation), Joydeep (Person) Bagchee (Translation)
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2022
• EAN: 9781640141155
• ISBN: 978-1-64014-115-5
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 235 mm x 158 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 584 g
• Series: Dialogue and Disjunction: Studies in Jewish German Literature, Culture & Thought
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous