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The Hunt in Bohemia
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The great controversy in Bohemia surrounding the language legislation shows Austrian Jews in a strange position. They go along loyally with those who only yesterday had been their fiercest enemies—and…

Contributor:

Theodor Herzl

Places:

Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Vienna, Austria)

Date:

1897

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Antisemitism, Nationalism, Human rights, Assimilation, Journalism, Politics

Categories:

Political Culture, Journalism, Firsthand accounts
My Life as German and Jew
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I was born and raised in Fuerth, a predominantly Protestant manufacturing city of Middle Franconia, with a large Jewish community consisting principally of artisans and tradesmen. The Jews formed…

Contributor:

Jakob Wasserman

Places:

Vienna, First Austrian Republic (Vienna, Austria)
Altaussee, Austria

Date:

1921

Subjects:

Adolescence, Assimilation, Jewish identity, Christianity, Death, Journalism

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Memoirs & diaries, Reportage