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(German-)Jewish History from Within – Concluding Remarks

  • Michael A. Meyer
Published/Copyright: August 24, 2010
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Abstract

German-Jewish history is incomplete without attention to its internal dimension, which focuses, in particular, on the Jewishness of the Jews rather than on their relationship to the world around them. Although in the course of the modern period, the internal sphere is reduced in relation to the external, it remains significant for understanding the continuation and adaptation of communal institutions and personal identities. Moreover, the boundary between external and internal becomes ever more permeable so that, for example, expressions of Jewishness become universal in the objectives they seek while values internalized from the outside become »typically« Jewish.

Published Online: 2010-08-24
Published in Print: 2009-12-01

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