JÜDISCHES KULTURGUT AUF DEM LAND: SYNAGOGEN, REALIEN UND TAUCHBÄDER IN OBERFRANKEN
Groiss-Lau, Eva.Guth, Klaus, 1995. Item #42981
First edition. Original cloth binding. 4to. xi, 237 pages with illustrations. 26 cm. In German. Title translates as “Jewish Culture Heritage in the Countryside: Synagogues, Daily Life [?], and Mikvaot in Upper Frankonia.” Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-235).
Documents the synagogues, mikvehs, and other material culture of Jewish life in the region of Upper Franconia in Germany.
“After the population losses in the 30 Years War (1618-1648), even more sovereigns and village lords were found who admitted Jews - but only according to precise regulations and with manifold restrictions. However, they were still to be kept out of the larger cities in particular. The Jewish communities grew again and received the necessary cultic infrastructure. Characteristic for Franconia became the relatively small Jewish communities primarily in villages. There was Jewish life in Franconia in about 300 places. The development of the Obernbreit Jewish community can be seen in this development.
Thus, the Frankish rural Jewry came into being. Although these Jews lived in the countryside, they were not allowed to own land. Nor were they allowed to practice a trade. Therefore, they were mainly engaged in trade (cattle trade, money lending, brokers, peddlers). Most of them lived at the subsistence level. Although Jews and Christians in Franconia often lived in close proximity to each other, they remained largely strangers to each other and the distrust of Christians was considerable. Again and again there were attacks by Christians on Jews.
It was not until the 19th century that the Jewish settlement structure in Franconia changed. Increasingly, it was possible to leave the rural confines and move to the cities. This led to new and relatively large Jewish communities in Würzburg and Nuremberg. Many rural Jews left their Franconian "home". Even if individual Jewish communities became so small that they had to be dissolved - the Obernbreiter in 1911 - rural Jewry remained an important part of Franconia until the National Socialist extermination of the Jews.” (Synagogue Obernbreit).
SUBJECT(S): Jews -- Germany -- Oberfranken -- History. Ethnic relations. Jews. Mikveh. Synagogues. OCLC: 32782516.
Ex-library with typical markings. Very good condition. (YIZ-23-23-CCLX-’e).
Price: $125.00