{"product_id":"between-philosemitism-and-antisemitism-defenses-of-jews-and-judaism-in-germany-18711932-9780803229570","title":"Between Philosemitism and Antisemitism  Defenses","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffers an assessment of the non-Jewish defense of Jews, Judaism, and Jewishness from the foundation of the German Reich in 1871 until the ascent of the Nazis in 1932, when befriending Jews became a crime. Alan T. Levenson reveals the dynamic process by which a generally despised minority attracts defenders and supporters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Whether addressing voices in the German peace movement, authors of works of fiction, missionaries, or supporters of Herzlian Zionism, Levenson detects a common thread of otherness preventing any mutually constructive German-Jewish symbiosis from emerging. In the shadow of the Holocaust, Levenson demonstrates that all shades of anti-semitism were present in the German culture . . . the complex matrix of social interaction that made the Holocaust possible.”—D. A. Meier, \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A vigorous defense of philosemitism as a moral and intellectual category in the history of German-Jewish relations from Bismarck to Hitler.”—\u003ci\u003eCentral European History \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Levenson presents a balanced picture that is neither apologetic of the German intellectual tradition nor indulges in the simplistic construction of an antisemitic German ‘national character.’ . . . The book is very interesting throughout, carefully argued and documented, and well-written. It should be widely read.”—Marcel Stoetzler, \u003ci\u003eGerman Studies Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Levenson’s analysis is penetrating and his conclusions . . . are well worth considering.”—Daniel J. Rettberg, \u003ci\u003eAssociation of Jewish Libraries Newsletter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003ePart 1. Philosemitism in the Public Arena\u003cbr\u003e1. Philosemetic Discourse in Imperial Germany\u003cbr\u003e2. The German Peace Movement and the Jews\u003cbr\u003e3. The Problematics of Philosemetic Fiction\u003cbr\u003e4. Missionary Protestants and the Defense of Judaism\u003cbr\u003ePart 2. Philosemitic Tendencies and Individuals\u003cbr\u003e5. The Gentile Reception of Herzlian Zionism\u003cbr\u003e6. Christian Author, Jewish Book?\u003cbr\u003e7. An Adventure in Otherness\u003cbr\u003e8. The Apostate as Philosemite\u003cbr\u003eAppendix: The Case for Philosemitism\u003cbr\u003eAfterwordNotes\u003cbr\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003eSource Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405247848791,"sku":"9780803229570","price":40.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780803229570.jpg?v=1730489272","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/between-philosemitism-and-antisemitism-defenses-of-jews-and-judaism-in-germany-18711932-9780803229570","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}