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Passing illusions : Jewish visibility in Weimar Germany / Kerry Wallach.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wallach, Kerry, author.
- Series:
- Social history, popular culture, and politics in Germany
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jews--Germany--History--1918-1933.
- Jews.
- Jews--Germany--Identity.
- Passing (Identity)--Germany--History--20th century.
- Passing (Identity).
- Antisemitism--Germany--History--20th century.
- Antisemitism.
- Germany--Civilization--Jewish influences.
- Germany.
- Germany--Ethnic relations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (287 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2017]
- 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.
- 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:
- 9780472123001
- 0472123009
- OCLC:
- 1002069814
- Publisher Number:
- 10.3998/mpub.9343646
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