In the Port City We Meet? Jewish Migration and Jewish Life in Antwerp During the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

This article on Jewish migration and Jewish life in Antwerp from the late 19th through early 20th centuries deals with a Jewish community in a port city which has seen a rather unusual development for Western Europe. Antwerp’s small existing Jewish community was quickly outnumbered by Jewish newcom...

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In:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/cmc,
Main Author: Daelen, Veerle Vanden
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Language:Anglais
Published: Les Cahiers de la mémoire contemporaine 2019
Online Access:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Summary:This article on Jewish migration and Jewish life in Antwerp from the late 19th through early 20th centuries deals with a Jewish community in a port city which has seen a rather unusual development for Western Europe. Antwerp’s small existing Jewish community was quickly outnumbered by Jewish newcomers, mostly from Eastern Europe, who brought along with them a whole range of different religious, cultural and political ideas. Was it because of Antwerp being a port and a trade city, because of ...