ENGLISH

German City, Jewish Memory: The Story of Worms

By Nils Roemer

Book information

Publisher
Brandeis
Year
2010
ISBN
1584659211, 9781584659211
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7192032 bytes)
Series
The Tauber Institute Series for the Study of European Jewry
Pages
328\329
Time added
2017-04-03 10:02:19
Germany;Europe;History;Jewish;Holocaust;World;Hist

Description

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.

Similar books