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Assimilation and Anti-Semitism
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When an intimidated individual or a careerist among my brethren feels inclined or forced to identify himself as a son of his forefathers, then he usually describes himself—provided he was not baptized…

Contributor:

Albert Einstein

Places:

Berlin, Weimar Republic (Berlin, Germany)

Date:

1920

Subjects:

Antisemitism, Assimilation, Jewish identity, Citizenship, Race

Categories:

Political Culture, Letters, Firsthand Accounts
Hear, O Israel!
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I want to profess straight off that I am a Jew. Does it require justification if I write in a spirit other than that of defending the Jews? Many of my fellow tribesmen know themselves only as Germans…

Contributor:

Walter Rathenau

Places:

Berlin, Germany

Date:

1897

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Assimilation, Nationalism, Christian-Jewish relations, Antisemitism

Categories:

Science & Philosophy, Journalism, Firsthand Accounts
Protest against Zionism
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We recently received from Vienna the new newspaper of the “Zionists,” Die Welt. It appeared on the eve of the holiday of the Feast of Weeks, which reminds us more than any other holiday that it was…

Contributor:

Protestrabiner

Places:

Berlin, Germany

Date:

1897

Subjects:

Zionism, Assimilation, Jewish identity, Nationalism, Exile

Categories:

Political Culture, Journalism, Firsthand Accounts