| Translated title | Jews in Prussia. A Chapter in German History |
| Authors |
Ulrich Dunker, Rachel Livné-Freudenthal. |
| Curator |
Roland Klemig. |
| Imprint |
Berlin, Germany, 1981. 476 pp., illustrations: 676 b&w, 17.5 × 12 cm. German. |
| ISBN |
3883792594 |
| Location |
Die Bibliophilen Taschenbücher, Nr. 259/260 |
| Description |
Bildarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz (September–October 1981) |
| Description |
A profusely-illustrated survey of Jewish life in Prussia from the Middle Ages until the Holocaust. Six brief introductory essays on such topics as: Jewish Emancipation in Prussia, the “Burden of Success”, and Christianity and Judaism, followed by chronological chapters that cover a myriad of historical, political and social topics, phenomena and individual personalities. Much attention given to early antisemitism in this region and its recurrence throughout the ages. No itemized listing. |
| Description |
This catalog was produced for the exhibition’s tour in Germany. For a complete listing of the exhibition’s extensive travel history in the United States, see #805. A second version of the exhibition was circulated in London and Germany, beginning in 1987. |
| main keywords |
ANTISEMITIC IMAGES/OBJECTSHISTORICAL DOCUMENTSPHOTOGRAPHSPORTRAITSPRINTSPRUSSIA |
| minor keywords |
BerlinCoinsHebrew illuminated manuscripts, Bohemia-Moravia & Germany, 17th–19th CHistorical photographsHolocaustKristallnachtMedicineMendelssohn, MosesMusicOppenheim, Moritz DanielPaintings, Jewish customs & ceremoniesPrayers for the sovereignPrinted booksPrints, antisemiticPrints, synagoguesSalonsSoldiers (Jewish) & related objectsSynagoga & EcclesiaSynagogues, GermanySynagogues, PrussiaTheaterTombstones, medievalZionism |
| Other venues |
Wissenschaftszentrum Bonn, Germany (11 February–22 April 1982); Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte, Hamburg, Germany (27 May–12 September 1982); Landesmuseum Volk und Wirtschaft, Düsseldorf, Germany (18 December 1982–10 February 1983); Stadtbücherei Schwerte, Germany (17 February–15 June 1983); London (17 June–19 July 1987) (2nd version); Heimatmuseum Lippstadt, Germany (30 April–12 June 1988); Sparkasse Minden-Lübbecke, Minden, Germany (21 June–14 July 1988); Haus Radewig, Herford, Germany (22 September–21 October 1988); Historisches Museum am Hohen Ufer, Hanover, Germany (8 November 1988–30 January 1989) (2nd version); Stadtarchiv Bochum, Germany (9 November 1988–18 January 1989); Altes Rathaus, Göttingen, Germany (6 February–13 March 1989) (2nd version); Stadthaus am Dorn, Wetzlar, Germany (10 February–3 March 1989); Stadthalle, Wilhelmshaven, Germany (9–24 November 1989) (2nd version); Geschwister Scholl Schule, Bensheim, Germany (2 June–17 July 1989); East Berlin (venue and dates unknown) |