The Spaces and Places of Jewish Emancipation during the Vormärz

What is it about?

This article argues that both local newspapers and 'fraternal spaces' were important locations in helping German Jews seek emancipation during the early nineteenth century. In the case of the latter, the cities of Mannheim and Heidelberg were different than many other areas in the German states, and those areas fostered arenas in which Christians and Jews could build long-lasting friendships and relationships. These ties, created within a more liberal climate, would be foundational to the rise of the German liberal and democratic movements during the 1830s and 1840s.

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