Czechs, Germans, Jews? : : National Identity and the Jews of Bohemia / / Kateřina Čapková.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Čapková, Kateřina,
• Place / Publishing House: New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2012]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (298 p.)

The phenomenon of national identities, always a key issue in the modern history of Bohemian Jewry, was particularly complex because of the marginal differences that existed between the available choices. Considerable overlap was evident in the programs of the various national movements and it was possible to change one’s national identity or even to opt for more than one such identity without necessarily experiencing any far-reaching consequences in everyday life. Based on many hitherto unknown archival sources from the Czech Republic, Israel and Austria, the author’s research reveals the inner dynamic of each of the national movements and maps out the three most important constructions of national identity within Bohemian Jewry – the German-Jewish, the Czech-Jewish and the Zionist. This book provides a needed framework for understanding the rich history of German- and Czech-Jewish politics and culture in Bohemia and is a notable contribution to the historiography of Bohemian, Czechoslovak and central European Jewry.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- A NOTE ON PERSONAL AND PLACE NAMES -- ABBREVIATIONS -- Map of Czechoslovakia and the Bohemian Lands -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1. THE BASIC FEATURES OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IN PRAGUE AND IN BOHEMIA -- Chapter 2. JEWS AS A NATIONAL MINORITY IN THE NEW REPUBLIC -- Chapter 3. GERMAN JEWS -- Chapter 4. CZECH-JEWS -- Chapter 5. ZIONISTS -- CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX