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Passing illusions : Jewish visibility in Weimar Germany / Kerry Wallach.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wallach, Kerry.
- Series:
- Social history, popular culture, and politics in Germany
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jews--Germany--History--1918-1933.
- Jews.
- Jews--Germany--Identity.
- Passing (Identity).
- History.
- Germany.
- Identity (Philosophical concept).
- Passing (Identity)--Germany--History--20th century.
- Antisemitism--Germany--History--20th century.
- Antisemitism.
- Germany--Civilization--Jewish influences.
- Civilization.
- Germany--Ethnic relations.
- Ethnic relations.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2017]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Weimar Germany (1919-33) was an era of equal rights for women and minorities, but also of growing antisemitism and hostility toward the Jewish population. This led some Jews to want to pass or be perceived as non-Jews; yet there were still occasions when it was beneficial to be openly Jewish. Being visible as a Jew often involved appearing simultaneously non-Jewish and Jewish. Passing Illusions examines the constructs of German-Jewish visibility during the Weimar Republic and explores the controversial aspects of this identity--and the complex reasons many decided to conceal or reveal themselves as Jewish. Focusing on racial stereotypes, Kerry Wallach outlines the key elements of visibility, invisibility, and the ways Jewishness was detected and presented through a broad selection of historical sources including periodicals, personal memoirs, and archival documents, as well as cultural texts including works of fiction, anecdotes, images, advertisements, performances, and films. Twenty black-and-white illustrations (photographs, works of art, cartoons, advertisements, film stills) complement the book's analysis of visual culture.
- Contents:
- Passing, covering, revealing
- Methods of projecting and detecting Jewishness
- Coming out as Jewish: print, stage, and screen displays
- Hostile outings: when being seen was undesirable
- Mistaken identifications and nonrecognitions
- German-Jewish passing in comparative contexts.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-262) and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9780472073573
- 9780472053575
- 9780472123001
- Publisher Number:
- 10.3998/mpub.9343646
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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