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Seit dem Mittelalter ist bayerische Geschichte auch jüdische Geschichte. Nach Vertreibungen in der Frühen Neuzeit werden seit dem 19. Jahrhundert die sozialen, kulturellen und ökonomischen Prozesse des Landes vom jüdischen Bevölkerungsteil nachhaltig mitgestaltet. Die "Studien zur Jüdischen Geschichte und Kultur in Bayern" thematisieren zentrale Aspekte jüdischen Lebens in Bayern. Kultur- und kunstgeschichtliche Monographien finden in der Reihe gleichermaßen Beachtung wie Biographien und Quelleneditionen. Der zeitliche Rahmen erstreckt sich bis in die Gegenwart.
After a severe illness, Jewish merchant Moritz Bendit became dependent on care at a relatively young age. He spent over 40 years in the private Neufriedenheim Sanatorium in Munich. This book links the story of the psychiatric Neufriedenheim clinic and its director, Counselor Dr. Ernst Rehm, with the life story of Jewish "euthanasia" victim Moritz Bendit.
While the economic crisis forced patronage to decline during the Weimar Republic, the little market town of Murnau in Upper Bavaria was home to an American Jewish philanthropist who funded social and cultural projects generously. At the same time, Murnau developed into the National Socialist "stronghold of the highlands." This book examines this gripping relationship.
The once famous author Carry Brachvogel (1864–1942) led the life of a successful and emancipated pioneer among the cultural greats of Munich during a period of great upheaval – she was employed, a single mother, and Jewish. Historian Judith Ritter presents the life, work, and identity of this modern female writer, who was already promoting women’s self-determination in 1911: "For a woman, to be modern means following your own personal law."
For the first time, this work comprehensively examines Jewish history in Bavaria. Rolf Kießling describes and analyzes the history of the regions of Franconia, Swabia, and Old Bavaria in a study that extends from the Middle Ages to the Shoah and beyond. Kießling does not present Jewish history as a mere prelude Nazism, but instead considers diverse developments ranging from persecution to acceptance.
The involuntary loss of homeland caused by the Nazi persecution of the Jews had a profound impact on the life histories of those affected. The highly personal testimonies collected by the Munich municipal archive document not only the traumatic experience of deracination, but also testify to the impressive courage and determination that made it possible to survive in an unfamiliar environment and to transform it into a new homeland.
Between November 1938 and December 1941 more than 300 citizens of Jewish heritage sought assistance from the Munich couple Rudolf and Annemarie Cohen, who succeeded in rescuing around 200 people by helping them find contacts, arranging for emigration, and organizing financial support. The visitor logs, edited by Peter Zahn, document the fate of 326 families comprising more than 1,000 people.
Since the very first evidence of Jewish settlement during the Late Middle Ages, concentrated in Augsburg, Swabia has been among the most important Jewish regions in Germany. This study casts light on political, social, and economic aspects of the Jewish history of Swabia – from the first urban communities in the 14th century through the extermination of the Jews during the National Socialist period to the present.