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Book Review: Der Weg des “Elephanten”. Geschichte eines groβen Gasthofs seit 1551

Book Review: Der Weg des “Elephanten”. Geschichte eines groβen Gasthofs seit 1551 32 0 AUSTRIAN HISTORY YEARBOOK 34 (2003) to a Habilitation; Jewish women reached that distinction more frequently than gen- tile ones. Dozenturen and other unpaid options were common, for men as well as women. There, as in other academic situations, it sometimes helped to be baptized. Before 1933, being a woman presented greater obstacles in Germany and Austria than being Jewish. Nazi legislation reversed both emancipation processes. German women, even feminists, showed little solidarity with Jewish women. My criticisms of the book are very minor, and almost all have to do with the author's explanations of German usage. To take only a few examples: Doktorvater is the standard word for the supervisor of the dissertation, not an affectionate term; a Gymnasium does not necessarily require Greek; "hohere Tochter" can be upper class as well as upper middle class; Kristallnacht took place from November 9 to 10; pro- motion is graduation with a doctorate; Realgymnasium emphasizes modern lan- guages and the sciences; konfessionslos means without religious affiliation. My more substantial criticism concerns Freidenreich's discussion of Hanna Arendt, whom she considers "brilliant." She cites her as dividing modern assimilated Jews into pariahs and parvenus, and as referring to herself as a http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Austrian History Yearbook Cambridge University Press

Book Review: Der Weg des “Elephanten”. Geschichte eines groβen Gasthofs seit 1551

Austrian History Yearbook , Volume 34: 3 – Feb 10, 2009
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Cambridge University Press
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Copyright © Center for Austrian Studies, University of Minnesota 2003
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0067-2378
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1558-5255
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10.1017/S0067237800020555
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32 0 AUSTRIAN HISTORY YEARBOOK 34 (2003) to a Habilitation; Jewish women reached that distinction more frequently than gen- tile ones. Dozenturen and other unpaid options were common, for men as well as women. There, as in other academic situations, it sometimes helped to be baptized. Before 1933, being a woman presented greater obstacles in Germany and Austria than being Jewish. Nazi legislation reversed both emancipation processes. German women, even feminists, showed little solidarity with Jewish women. My criticisms of the book are very minor, and almost all have to do with the author's explanations of German usage. To take only a few examples: Doktorvater is the standard word for the supervisor of the dissertation, not an affectionate term; a Gymnasium does not necessarily require Greek; "hohere Tochter" can be upper class as well as upper middle class; Kristallnacht took place from November 9 to 10; pro- motion is graduation with a doctorate; Realgymnasium emphasizes modern lan- guages and the sciences; konfessionslos means without religious affiliation. My more substantial criticism concerns Freidenreich's discussion of Hanna Arendt, whom she considers "brilliant." She cites her as dividing modern assimilated Jews into pariahs and parvenus, and as referring to herself as a

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Published: Feb 10, 2009

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