Jewish Women’s Organizations as Part of the European Women’s Movement

Authors

  • Nicolai Hannig Bochum/Ruhr-Universität Bochum/Fakultät für Geschichtswissenschaft

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14766/431

Keywords:

Alte Frauenbewegungen, Neuzeit, Religion, Soziale Arbeit, Geschlecht, Gender

Abstract

The collection at hand provides a sound look into the different developments of the Jewish women’s movement from the nineteenth and into the twentieth century. Various women’s organizations as well as their composition and areas of activity in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland are central to the six contributions. The essays clearly show that charity and aid comprise the most important activities for many of the organizations, although economic, legal, and political emancipation also play an important role. An approximately 80-page appendix of sources rounds out this collection, which is truly well worth reading.

Published

2006-07-13

Issue

Section

Schwerpunkt