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Jews in Contemporary East Germany

The Children of Moses in The Land of Marx

Palgrave Macmillan

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  1. Robin Ostow

    1. Berlin, Germany

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Robin Ostow
      Pages 1-9

  3. The Jewish Community Seen from Within

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-12
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    2. The Jewish Community in East Berlin

      • Peter Kirchner
      Pages 13-24

    5. A Newcomer to the Jewish Community

      • Irene Runge
      Pages 43-54

  4. The Jews in the Party: The Quality of Their Jewishness and Their View of the Jewish Community

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-60
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    3. A Jewish Existentialist at the Academy of Sciences

      • Vincent von Wroblewsky
      Pages 73-82

    4. Returning to Berlin from the Soviet Union

      • Clara Berliner
      Pages 83-90

  5. Two Interviews Conducted in West Berlin

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-112
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    2. The View from West Berlin

      • Thomas Eckert
      Pages 113-126

    4. Afterword

      • Robin Ostow
      Pages 141-148

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 149-169
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About this book

This book is the result of a series of interviews of Robin Ostow with Jews in the German Democratic Republic. For the first time since the founding of the East German state in 1949 Jews have been allowed to speak openly. Jewish men and women of different ages were interviewed.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Berlin, Germany

    Robin Ostow

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Jews in Contemporary East Germany

  • Book Subtitle: The Children of Moses in The Land of Marx

  • Authors: Robin Ostow

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-10154-2

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Robin Ostow 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-10156-6Published: 01 January 1989

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-10154-2Published: 18 June 1989

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 169

  • Topics: Jewish Cultural Studies, Anthropology

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