Centralverein, 1893-1938
Extent and Medium
[15] p.
Note(s)
Envelope 4/99 ; microfilm reel 055
13 newspaper clippings and 2 pages of an outprint
The Centralverein deutscher Staatsbürger Jüdischen Glaubens was founded by German Jewish intellectuals in 1893 in Berlin, with the intention of opposing the rise of Anti-Semitism in the German Empire. Commitment to the German Nation was an important part of the CV's agenda - the members saw themselves primarily as German citizens with their own religion. Consequently, the CV repudiated Zionism. The organisation was closed by the Nazis in 1938 -- (eNotes)
People
- Centralverein Deutscher Staatsbürger Jüdischen Glaubens
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