Language:
English
Year of publication:
1994
Titel der Quelle:
Leo Baeck Institute Year Book
Angaben zur Quelle:
39 (1994) 65-81
Keywords:
Freie Wissenschaftliche Vereinigung (Germany)
;
Jews History 1800-2000
;
Antisemitism History 1800-2000
;
Jews Identity
Abstract:
Influenced by the ideas of Stöcker and Treitschke, the student body in German universities in the 1880s was infested with antisemitism. Many students signed the so-called Antisemitic Petition in 1879-80, especially in the universities of Berlin, Göttingen, and Halle. The antisemitic Verein Deutscher Studenten was established in 1880. In reaction, a liberal and non-denominational association, the Freie Wissenschaftliche Vereinigung, was created in 1881. However, wishing to avoid being labelled as a "Jewish" movement, the association broadened its agenda and underplayed its opposition to students' antisemitism. The FWV held that the preservation of a distinct Jewish identity was incompatible with the principles of liberalism. Its president, Max Spangenberg, called for intermarriage and Jewish assimilation. In the 1880s-90s, new, nationalistic Jewish organizations emerged at the main German universities.
DOI:
10.1093/leobaeck/39.1.65
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