Elke-Vera Kotowski – författare

This volume unites portraits of Jewish women in Brandenburg-Prussia in their path to self-emancipation in religion, culture, and society. It focuses on discussing representative figures from the realms of art, literature, politics, and society. All of the portrayed individuals were united in their struggle for the right of self-determination and social equality as women and Jews. The articles contained in this volume extend from the Enlightenment to the middle of the 20th century. They address various specific topics, including the influence of parlor culture on Berlin society, the growing role of the female voice in politics and society, and the paths blazed by these unique women in traditionally male domains.

The series European-Jewish Studies reflects the international network and competence of the Moses Mendelssohn Center for European Jewish studies (MMZ). Thanks to the highly interdisciplinary character of the series, which is edited in collaboration with the Selma Stern Center for Jewish Studies Berlin-Brandenburg, particular emphasis is placed on the way in which history, the humanities and cultural sciences approach the subject, as well as on fundamental intellectual, political and religious questions that inspire Jewish life and thinking today, and have influenced it in the past. The CONTRIBUTIONS publish excellent monographs and anthologies on the entire spectrum of themes from Jewish studies. The series is peer-reviewed.

This volume unites portraits of Jewish women in Brandenburg-Prussia in their path to self-emancipation in religion, culture, and society. It focuses on discussing representative figures from the realms of art, literature, politics, and society. All of the portrayed individuals were united in their struggle for the right of self-determination and social equality as women and Jews. The articles contained in this volume extend from the Enlightenment to the middle of the 20th century. They address various specific topics, including the influence of parlor culture on Berlin society, the growing role of the female voice in politics and society, and the paths blazed by these unique women in traditionally male domains.

Den Spuren deutschsprachiger Juden nachzugehen, bedeutet in mehr als 60 Ländern die Suche aufzunehmen. Ihr Einfluss wirkt in vielen Heimat- und Exilländern fort, ohne dass dies im kollektiven Bewusstsein angemessen repräsentiert wäre. Die 41 Beiträge zu den übergreifenden Themen Identität, Literatur, das „Jüdische“ und das „Deutsche“, Ursprungs-, Transit- und Emigrationsländer, sowie „Was übrig blieb“ laden dazu ein, das deutsch-jüdische Kulturerbe in den vielen Immigrationsländern zu entdecken und den Verlust zu begreifen, der mit der Emigration des deutsch-jüdischen Bürgertums einher ging. Im umfangreichen Anhang werden Archive, Bibliotheken, Forschungszentren, Gemeinden, Museen, Universitäten und Vereine in aller Welt aufgeführt und beschrieben, die zur deutsch-jüdischen Thematik arbeiten oder wichtige Sammlungen beherbergen. Die Liste wird im Rahmen des Projekts German Jewish Cultural Heritage als Datenbank auf germanjewishculturalheritage.com weitergeführt.