Two Nations: British and German Jews in Comparative Perspective

International scholars and specialists in Jewish, German, British and European history offer this first comparative approach to the study of German and British Jewish history from the late 18th century to the 1930s. The volume's comparative dimension goes beyond a parallel exploration of the Jewish experience in the two societies by examining British and German Jewries in equal measure and discussing a broad spectrum of social, political, cultural and economic issues.Werner E. Mosse: Introduction - David Ruderman: Was There an English Parallel to the German Haskalah? With a Comment by Andreas Gotzmann - Reinhard Rürup: Jewish Emancipation in Britain and Germany. With a Comment by David Cesarani - Michael A. Meyer: Jewish Religious Reform in Britain and Germany. With a Comment by Hugh McLeod - Tony Kushner: Comparing Anti-Semitisms. A Useful Exercise? With a Comment by Till van Rahden - Lloyd P. Gartner: Eastern European Jewish Emigrants: Britain and Germany Compared. With a Comment by Trude Maurer - David Feldman: The Jews and the State in Britain - Christopher Clark: The Jews and the State in Germany. With a Combined Comment by Christhard Hoffmann - Stephan Wendehorst: Zionism in Britain and Germany. A Comparison. With a Comment by David Rechter - Edgar Feuchtwanger: The Jewishness of Conservative Politicians: Disraeli and Stahl. With a Comment by John Breuilly - Todd M. Endelman: Jewish Self-Hatred in Britain and Germany. With a Comment by Paul Mendes-Flohr - Rainer Liedtke: Jewish Welfare in Britain and Germany. With a Comment by Steve Paulsson - Youssef Cassis: Aspects of the Jewish Business Elite in Britain and Germany. With a Comment by Avraham Barkai - Niall Ferguson: The Rothschilds in National Contexts. With a Comment by Wolfgang J. Mommsen - Susan Tananbaum: Jewish Feminist Organisations in Britain and Germany at the Turn of the Century - Paul Weindling: Jews in the Medical Profession in Britain and Germany. With a Comment by Peter Alter - Ritchie Robertson: Jews in German and British Literary Representation. With a Comment by Edward Timms - Helga Krohn: Jewish Culture in the Showcase - Bill Williams: The Preservation of the Jewish Heritage in Britain. With a combined Comment by Gerhard Hirschfeld - Bernd Weisbrod: Conclusion