In this Book
- German City, Jewish Memory: The Story of Worms
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: Brandeis University Press
- Series: Tauber Institute Series for the Study of European Jewry & HBI Series on Jewish Women
summary
German and Jewish ways of life have been interwoven in Worms, Germany, for over a thousand years. Despite radical changes brought about by expulsion of Jews, wartime devastation, social advancement, cultural and religious renewal, and the Jewish community’s destruction during the Holocaust, the Jewish sites of Worms display a remarkable degree of continuity, which has contributed to the development of distinct urban Jewish cultures, memories, and identities. Tracing the recollection and invention of local Jewish historical traditions in religious commemorations, historical writings, museums, and historical monuments, and the transformation from “sites” to “sights” in the form of tourism from the Middle Ages to the present, Roemer’s rich study of Worms offers a blueprint for historians interested in developing similar studies of cities over the longue durée.
Table of Contents
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- List of Illustrations
- pp. vii-viii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- Introduction
- pp. 1-8
- 1. Sacred Realms
- pp. 11-31
- 2. Between Rituals and Texts
- pp. 32-49
- 4. Restoring the Lost Memory
- pp. 71-90
- 6. Worms: A Jewish Heimat on Borrowed Time
- pp. 118-141
- Part III: After the Holocaust: Disturbing Remains
- 7. Place and Displacement of Memory
- pp. 145-162
- 8. Worms Out of the Ashes
- pp. 163-182
- 9. The Presence of Absence
- pp. 183-205
- Conclusion
- pp. 207-212
- Bibliography
- pp. 275-306
Additional Information
ISBN
9781584659471
Related ISBN(s)
9781584659211, 9781584659228
MARC Record
OCLC
694146402
Pages
328
Launched on MUSE
2012-07-10
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2010