Becoming Austrians: Jews and Culture Between the World Wars

by Lisa Silverman

The collapse of Austria-Hungary in 1918 left all Austrians in a state of political, social, and economic turmoil, but Jews in particular found their lives shaken to the core. Although Jews' former comfort zone suddenly disappeared, the dissolution of the Dual Monarchy also created plenty of room for innovation and change in the realm of culture. Jews eagerly took up the challenge to fill this void, and they became heavily invested in culture as a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190257814
• ISBN13: 9780190257811
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Oxford Univ PR
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"