Pogroms and Riots: German Press Responses to Anti-Jewish Violence in Germany and Russia (1881-1882)

Weinberg, Sonja

ISBN 10: 3631602146 / ISBN 13: 9783631602140

Published by Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissen, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pogroms and Riots: German Press Responses to Anti-Jewish Violence in Germany and Russia (1881-1882)
• Publisher: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissen
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3631602146
• ISBN 13: 9783631602140
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

The establishment of universal manhood suffrage and legal equality for Jews in Germany in the 1860s and 1870s gave way to the rise of political anti-Semitism to a degree not witnessed before. In Russia too, as a consequence of the reform era (1855-1881), the «Jewish Question» became one of the most hotly debated topics. In 1881 and 1882 the anti-Semitic climate in Germany and Russia culminated in anti-Jewish pogroms sweeping over parts of Prussia and Southern Russia. This study explores the heated debate which unfolded in 1881 and 1882 in the German press in response to these events. The simultaneity of the pogroms in Russia and Germany offers a unique opportunity to examine the response of German commentators to both domestic and foreign anti-Jewish violence.

About the Author

The Author: Sonja Weinberg studied Jewish History at University College London, where she also completed her Ph.D.