Jewish New York
Pascal Fischer
Jewish New York
Hauptseminar im Wintersemester 2019/20
Hardly any other city in history has allowed Jews to live as freely as New York. The seminar sets out to explain how the metropolis on the Hudson became an attraction for Jews worldwide and how multi-faceted Jewish existence in the city still is today. First following a historical trajectory, we will study how the Jewish population developed from colonial times to the present. Special attention will be paid to the German and Eastern European immigrant groups and their economic, cultural and religious differences. Individual examples, such as the textile industry, the press, shops and synagogues, will illustrate how Jews were able to leave their mark on the city. We will also learn how individual districts have played a major role in New York’s Jewish history, including the Lower East Side, Washington Heights and Crown Heights. Theoretical texts, particularly from the fields of Urban and Ethnic Studies, will help us to understand the historical phenomena.
OpenEdition schlägt Ihnen vor, diesen Beitrag wie folgt zu zitieren:
pascalfischer (14. Juli 2021). Jewish New York. Jüdischkeit. Abgerufen am 13. Oktober 2024 von https://juedisch.hypotheses.org/102
