Being jewish in 21st century central europe / edited by Haim Fireberg, Olaf Glöckner, Marcela Menachem Zoufalá.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fireberg, Haim, editor.

Glöckner, Olaf, editor.

Zoufalá, Marcela, editor.

Series:

Europäisch-jüdische studien - beiträge, 21929602 ; 43

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews.

Europe, Central--Ethnic relations--History--21st century.

Europe, Central.

Europe, Central--Ethnic relations--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XVII, 331 p.)

Edition:

First Edition.

Place of Publication:

Boston, Massachusetts : DE GRUYTER, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Jewish life in Europe has undergone dramatic changes and transformations within the 20th century and also the last two decades. The phenomenon of the dual position of the Jewish minority in relation to the majority, not entirely unusual for Jewish Diaspora communities, manifested itself most distinctly on the European continent. This unique Jewish experience of the ambiguous position of insider and outsider may provide valuable views on contemporary European reality and identity crisis. The book focuses inter alia on the main common denominators of contemporary Jewish life in Central Europe, such as an intense confrontation with the heritage of the Holocaust and unrelenting antisemitism on the one hand and on the other hand, huge appreciation of traditional Jewish learning and culture by a considerable part of non-Jewish Europeans. The volume includes contributions on Jewish life in central European countries like Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, and Germany.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

Editors’ Introduction

The Quest for the “Authentic” Central Europe

Jewish Demography in the European Union – Virtuous and Vicious Paths

Renewal or Regression? Jewish Self-Assertion and Re-Orientation in Twenty-first Century Central Europe

“Russians,” “Sephardi”, and “Israelis”: The Changing Structure of Austrian Jewry

Jewish Religious-Cultural Traditions and Identity Patterns in Post-Communist Hungary

The “Missing” and “Missed” Jews in Hungary

Memories and Hopes: The Zionist Youth Movements and the Communist Regimes in Central Europe, 1944–1950

Jews and Jewishness in Cinema and Literature: The Case of the Czech Republic

Ethno-religious Othering as a Reason Behind the Central European* Jewish Distancing from Israel

Jews and Muslims in the Czech Republic – Demography, Communal Institutions, Mutual Relations

Jewish-Roma Relations in the former Czechoslovakia: An Alliance Against Racism

Holocaust Denial as a Symptom of Unresolved European History

The Antisemitic Paradox in Europe: Empirical Evidences and Jewish Perceptions. A Comparative Study Between the West and East

What is Jewish about Contemporary Central European Jewish Culture?

Preserving Jewish Cemeteries as an Actual Challenge in Contemporary Poland

Holocaust Memorialization in Poland: A Case Study of Polin Museum

Thirty Years After. The Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow of the Czech Jewish Community

About the Authors

Index of persons

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9783110582369

3110582368

9783110579857

3110579855

OCLC:

1198930430