Jewish women in fin de siecle Vienna / Alison Rose.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rose, Alison.

Series:

Jewish history, life, and culture.

Jewish history, life, and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Austria--Vienna--History--19th century.

Jews.

Jews--Austria--Vienna--History--20th century.

Jewish women--Austria--Vienna--Social life and customs--19th century.

Jewish women.

Jewish women--Austria--Vienna--Social life and customs--20th century.

Jewish women--Austria--Vienna--Social conditions--19th century.

Jewish women--Austria--Vienna--Social conditions--20th century.

Jewish women--Education--Austria--Vienna.

Jews--Austria--Vienna--Identity.

Vienna (Austria)--Ethnic relations.

Vienna (Austria).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Despite much study of Viennese culture and Judaism between 1890 and 1914, little research has been done to examine the role of Jewish women in this milieu. Rescuing a lost legacy, Jewish Women in Fin de Siècle Vienna explores the myriad ways in which Jewish women contributed to the development of Viennese culture and participated widely in politics and cultural spheres. Areas of exploration include the education and family lives of Viennese Jewish girls and varying degrees of involvement of Jewish women in philanthropy and prayer, university life, Zionism, psychoanalysis and medicine, literature, and culture. Incorporating general studies of Austrian women during this period, Alison Rose also presents significant findings regarding stereotypes of Jewish gender and sexuality and the politics of anti-Semitism, as well as the impact of German culture, feminist dialogues, and bourgeois self-images. As members of two minority groups, Viennese Jewish women nonetheless used their involvement in various movements to come to terms with their dual identity during this period of profound social turmoil. Breaking new ground in the study of perceptions and realities within a pivotal segment of the Viennese population, Jewish Women in Fin de Siècle Vienna applies the lens of gender in important new ways.

Contents:

Introduction

Childhood and youth of Jewish girls

Community, spirituality, and philanthropy

University and political involvement

Women and the Zionist movement

Medicine and psychoanalysis

Literature and culture

Conclusion.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-293) and index.

ISBN:

0-292-79428-2

OCLC:

311054052