German Jews and the University, 1678-1848

by Monika Richarz

For centuries Jews in Germany were denied full rights and excluded from gentile society. At the same time, Jewish law restricted scholarship to exegesis of the Talmud. But from the late seventeenth century onward, as German universities progressively opened their doors to them, many Jews turned toward university studies. This process accelerated around 1800 once education (Bildung) assumed a central role for social ascent among the so-called...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1640141154
• ISBN13: 9781640141155
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Camden House (NY)
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"