Jewish Politics in Vienna, 1918-1938
Description:... Analyzing the ideology and policy of Jewish organizations and movements (liberals, nationalists, socialists, Orthodox) and their influence on the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien, examines also their different responses to rising antisemitism and Nazism in Austria. Ch. 7 (pp. 180-203), "Confronting Antisemitism, " gives details on Jewish defense activities and reactions in the face of anti-Jewish economic and professional measures and discrimination in the universities, especially during the 1930s. States that the primary form of Jewish defense remained the traditional one of intercession with government officials in order to protect the interests of the Jewish minority. The epilogue (pp. 204-209) summarizes the rapid destruction of Jewish communal life in Vienna after the Anschluss.
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