Awards

• Commended for AJL 2024 Judaica Reference & Bibliography Award 2024

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Author:   Steven Mark Lowenstein ,  David N. Myers ,  Michael Berenbaum
Publisher:   Academic Studies Press
Imprint:   Academic Studies Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 4.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   1.238kg
ISBN:  

9798887191089

Pages:   764
Publication Date:   08 June 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

Foreword (Prof. Sergio DellaPergola, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Preface 1. The Life and Work of Steven M. Lowenstein z”l (1945–2020): “From Washington Heights to Skid Row—a Life of Learning and Doing”  (David N. Myers, UCLA) Preface 2. Steven Lowenstein’s Demographic History (Michael Berenbaum, American Jewish University) Acknowledgments Editors’ Note Introduction CHRONOLOGICAL SECTION 1. From the Fall of Napoleon to the Unification of Germany (1815–1871) 2. German Jewish Population Changes in Imperial Germany (1871–1918) 3. From the “Demographic Crisis” of the 1920s to the Flight to Escape after 1933 TOPICAL SECTION 4. Natural Growth and Changes in the German Jewish Family 5. Changing Age Structure 6. Conversion and Intermarriage 7. Migration—Overall Trends and Internal Migration 8. Immigration and Emigration 9. From Countryside to City: Urbanization and the Survival of Small-Town Jewish Communities 10. Jewish Residential Concentration in German Cities REGIONAL SECTION 11. The Eastern Provinces 12. Central and Northwestern Germany—from Sparse Jewish Density to an Urban and Immigrant Center 13. Western Germany 14. Southern Germany Conclusions Bibliography Geographic names in German and English (Alphabetized in German) A Note on Discrepancies

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The pioneering research of Usiel Oscar Schmelz and Steven Lowenstein provides a new dimension for German-Jewish History. Instead of relying on a few personal accounts and anecdotal evidence, this book constitutes a tool to decipher the complete picture of the German-Jewish community. It is an indispensable source for everyone interested in the modern Jewish experience. - Michael Brenner, President of the International Leo Baeck Institute for the Research of German-Jewish History and Culture Steven Lowenstein's landmark volume presents the history of German Jewry from the early 19th century into the Nazi era through the prism of shifting population patterns. Replete with an incomparable array of data, the book's meticulous narrative also serves as a memorial to a diverse Jewish community whose history reflected the triumphs and tragedies of the modern Jewish experience. - Jack Wertheimer, Professor of American Jewish History, The Jewish Theological Seminary Steven Lowenstein's demographic history of Jews in Germany is a state-of-the-art study that will certainly become a classic. He has absorbed and presented in highly readable prose the chronological, regional, and topical demographic interpretations of the years 1815-1939 while also engaging in historiographical debates. This new and all-embracing picture of German Jewry offers readers careful analyses of such topics as urbanization, marriage and intermarriage, births and deaths, in and out migration and internal migration, and addresses age, region, and gender while also comparing to non-Jewish populations in Germany. The book is breathtaking in its research and scope and a must-read for every scholar of German-Jewish history. - Marion Kaplan, Skirball Professor Emerita of Modern Jewish History, New York University Stephen Lowenstein has published the definitive demographic history of German Jewry. This is a monumental curated archive, actually a twice posthumous book. Lowenstein's initial statistics were compiled by the Israeli demographer Usiel Oscar Schmelz, and Lowenstein himself died before finishing this tome. Family historians, genealogy buffs and population historians will rely on Lowenstein's volume and appreciate its comparative reach and meticulous detail. - Deborah Hertz, Wouk Chair in Modern Jewish Studies, Department of History, University of California at San Diego

“This immaculate work of scholarship and statistical gathering is also an act of scholarly devotion. Not only is this work a posthumous tribute to Steven Mark Lowenstein, it is also based on the work of the late Hebrew University demographer Osiel Oscar Schmelz. The resulting book is a tribute to two extraordinary scholars and to scholarly cooperation itself.” — AJL 2024 Judaica Reference & Bibliography Awards Committee “This monumental work by the eminent social historian, Steven Lowenstein (1945–2020), appears posthumously; with his early loss, Jewish Studies has lost a prodigious and pathbreaking researcher. The book is based on the huge documentary collections and research of Usiel Oscar Schmelz, a pioneering demographer of Jewry, left unfinished at his death. These Lowenstein supplemented by massive further research and reorganization….The old adage, ‘anecdotes do not data make,’ well sums up Lowenstein’s book, which is about data: precise, specific, and substantiated.” — Shulamit S. Magnus, Jewish History  “Steven Lowenstein’s landmark volume presents the history of German Jewry from the early 19th century into the Nazi era through the prism of shifting population patterns. Replete with an incomparable array of data, the book’s meticulous narrative also serves as a memorial to a diverse Jewish community whose history reflected the triumphs and tragedies of the modern Jewish experience.” — Jack Wertheimer, Professor of American Jewish History, The Jewish Theological Seminary “The pioneering research of Usiel Oscar Schmelz and Steven Lowenstein provides a new dimension for German-Jewish History. Instead of relying on a few personal accounts and anecdotal evidence, this book constitutes a tool to decipher the complete picture of the German-Jewish community. It is an indispensable source for everyone interested in the modern Jewish experience.” — Michael Brenner, President of the International Leo Baeck Institute for the Research of German-Jewish History and Culture “Steven Lowenstein’s demographic history of Jews in Germany is a state-of-the-art study that will certainly become a classic. He has absorbed and presented in highly readable prose the chronological, regional, and topical demographic interpretations of the years 1815-1939 while also engaging in historiographical debates. This new and all-embracing picture of German Jewry offers readers careful analyses of such topics as urbanization, marriage and intermarriage, births and deaths, in and out migration and internal migration, and addresses age, region, and gender while also comparing to non-Jewish populations in Germany. The book is breathtaking in its research and scope and a must-read for every scholar of German-Jewish history.” — Marion Kaplan, Skirball Professor Emerita of Modern Jewish History, New York University “Stephen Lowenstein has published the definitive demographic history of German Jewry. This is a monumental curated archive, actually a twice posthumous book. Lowenstein’s initial statistics were compiled by the Israeli demographer Usiel Oscar Schmelz, and Lowenstein himself died before finishing this tome. Family historians, genealogy buffs and population historians will rely on Lowenstein’s volume and appreciate its comparative reach and meticulous detail.” — Deborah Hertz, Wouk Chair in Modern Jewish Studies, Department of History, University of California at San Diego

“The pioneering research of Usiel Oscar Schmelz and Steven Lowenstein provides a new dimension for German-Jewish History. Instead of relying on a few personal accounts and anecdotal evidence, this book constitutes a tool to decipher the complete picture of the German-Jewish community. It is an indispensable source for everyone interested in the modern Jewish experience.” — Michael Brenner, President of the International Leo Baeck Institute for the Research of German-Jewish History and Culture “Steven Lowenstein’s landmark volume presents the history of German Jewry from the early 19th century into the Nazi era through the prism of shifting population patterns. Replete with an incomparable array of data, the book’s meticulous narrative also serves as a memorial to a diverse Jewish community whose history reflected the triumphs and tragedies of the modern Jewish experience.” — Jack Wertheimer, Professor of American Jewish History, The Jewish Theological Seminary “Steven Lowenstein’s demographic history of Jews in Germany is a state-of-the-art study that will certainly become a classic. He has absorbed and presented in highly readable prose the chronological, regional, and topical demographic interpretations of the years 1815-1939 while also engaging in historiographical debates. This new and all-embracing picture of German Jewry offers readers careful analyses of such topics as urbanization, marriage and intermarriage, births and deaths, in and out migration and internal migration, and addresses age, region, and gender while also comparing to non-Jewish populations in Germany. The book is breathtaking in its research and scope and a must-read for every scholar of German-Jewish history.” — Marion Kaplan, Skirball Professor Emerita of Modern Jewish History, New York University “Stephen Lowenstein has published the definitive demographic history of German Jewry. This is a monumental curated archive, actually a twice posthumous book. Lowenstein’s initial statistics were compiled by the Israeli demographer Usiel Oscar Schmelz, and Lowenstein himself died before finishing this tome. Family historians, genealogy buffs and population historians will rely on Lowenstein’s volume and appreciate its comparative reach and meticulous detail.” — Deborah Hertz, Wouk Chair in Modern Jewish Studies, Department of History, University of California at San Diego

Author Information

Professor Steven Lowenstein was Isadore Levine Professor of Jewish History at the University of Judaism (now American Jewish University).  He was recognized as one of the most innovative practitioners of German-Jewish social and authored important works in the field including Frankfurt on the Hudson: The German-Jewish Community of Washington Heights, 1933-1983, The Berlin Jewish Community: Enlightenment, Family and Crisis, 1770-1830, and the award-winning Jewish Cultural Tapestry. Following retirement, he became a social worker, working on Skid Row in Los Angeles, and completing this book. 

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