“Who Shall Say Who Belongs?”: Jews Between City and State in Prussian Cologne, 1815–1828

The struggle for Jewish emancipation in Germany is commonly understood as a battle for civic equality at the state level. But an important chapter in the history of emancipation took place in the conflict between German states and localities over Jewish rights. Jurisdictional battles over Jewish sta...

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Main Author: Magnus, Shulamit S. 1950- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Pennsylvania Press 1991
In: AJS review
Year: 1991, Volume: 16, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 57-106
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Summary:The struggle for Jewish emancipation in Germany is commonly understood as a battle for civic equality at the state level. But an important chapter in the history of emancipation took place in the conflict between German states and localities over Jewish rights. Jurisdictional battles over Jewish status may seem quintessentially medieval, recalling the strife between competing levels of the feudal hierarchy for control of the Jews and the revenue they generated.Yet similar struggles persisted well into the nineteenth century in several German states, such as Bavaria, Baden, and Wiirt-temberg, where central governments were weak and localities exercised significant degrees of self-rule.
ISSN:1475-4541
Contains:Enthalten in: Association for Jewish Studies, AJS review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0364009400003123