Language:
German
Year of publication:
2008
Titel der Quelle:
Deutsche Wissenschaftler im türkischen Exil
Angaben zur Quelle:
(2008) 49-66
Keywords:
Klemperer, Victor,
;
Antisemitism History 1933-1939
;
Jews Education
;
Jews History 1933-1939
;
Universities and colleges
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Personal narratives
Abstract:
Traces the deterioration in the situation of Jewish university lecturers after Hitler’s rise to power, against the backdrop of Victor Klemperer’s diaries. By 1933, the increase in academic antisemitism, the radicalization of the students, and the passive attitude of the lecturers regarding the disintegration of the Weimar Republic had created a depressing atmosphere for the Jews. From 1933, Nazi-oriented teacher and student bodies were created, and the universities’ organizational and educational content were Nazified. In 1933-34 Jewish lecturers and students were subjected to a number of discriminatory measures and 1,684 lecturers lost their positions. By 1938, 39% of all high-school teachers had been dismissed. The Nuremberg Laws of 1935 put an end to Jewish participation in the German academia. In the face of growing mental and physical threats, many Jews chose to emigrate already during the first two years of Nazi rule. The Klemperers remained in Germany and survived the Shoah.
Note:
An earlier version appeared in "Vermischte Schriften; Koran, Sah-name, Exil und Viktor Klemperer" (2007) 47-56.
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