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Our Misfortune

JL;DR SUMMARY Frederick C. Beiser's book delves into the tumultuous period for Jews in Germany during the 1870s, exploring the rise of antisemitism which emerged despite the newfound equal rights after the unification of the German Empire. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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GermanyAssimilationJewish Rights19th CenturyEconomic DepressionWilhelm MarrJewish IntegrationHeinrich Von TreitschkeAdolf Stöcker

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Berlin, Germany
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