Rathenau was a classic example of a German Jew who tried to become integrated into society-at-large, and even contributed to the strengthening of nationalist views
Celebrating the Exodus from Egypt Behind the Lines of World War I
Abraham Adolf Fraenkel, a doctor of mathematics, served in the German army during the Great War and organized a Passover Seder for his fellow Jewish soldiers.
Advertisement for Purchase of War Bonds, 1918
Almost all of the large countries involved in the war appealed to their citizens to help achieve victory by donating their private money through the purchase of the bonds.
Albert Ballin, the HAPAG Shipping Company, and the Immigrants to America
In 1886, a young man named Albert Ballin (1857-1918) of Jewish origins joined the company. Ballin had inherited from his father an emigration agency that operated in Hamburg. The agency helped European emigrants obtain tickets for sailing from the various European ports to America.
Weimar Republic
Despite all of the difficulties faced by young democratic Germany, its parliamentary method was quite well-developed
The Weimar Constitution and its “Father” Hugo Preuss
Jewish lawyer Hugo Preuss’ contribution was so great that today he is considered the “father” of the constitution of the Weimar Republic
Elections Placard for the German National Assembly, 1919
The placard states that this day was “the great day of the German people” and emphasizes that “every vote counts.”
German Inflation 1919-1923
Prices rose to absurd sums: at the end of the period of hyper-inflation, in the fall of 1923, a loaf of bread cost many billions and to send a single postcard from Munich to Prague required stamps worth 36 billion marks
Architecture in the “International Style” (Bauhaus) in Eretz Israel
When architect Walter Gropius established in 1919 the Bauhaus art school in the city of Weimar, Germany, he had, it can be assumed, grand plans, but no way of predicting that the tradition born with the establishment of this school would change the face of the world of architecture and in the design of many useful products.
The Templers in the Land of Israel and Their Place in Local Society
In the late 1850s, this group, under the leadership of Christoph Hoffman, began exploring the possibility of living according to their spiritual-religious ideal not merely inside Germany, but in close proximity to the location of the Jewish Temple: in Jerusalem
