Mark H. Gelber Livres

This volume contains the presentations given at the International Stefan Zweig Congress, held in Salzburg in February 1992. The essays are organized in five separate groups, each centering on a topic of concern to Zweig scholarship: war and peace, writing in exile, Jewishness and exile, the biographical writings from exile, and the stations of exile. An appendix contains additional congress-related informational material. Three of the essays are in English, the remainder in German.

This volume deals with the significance of the avant-garde(s) for modern Jewish culture and the impact of the Jewish tradition on the artistic production of the avant-garde, be they reinterpretations of literary, artistic, philosophical or theological texts/traditions, or novel theoretical openings linked to elements from Judaism or Jewish culture, thought, or history.

In 2004 the one-hundredth anniversary of Theodor Herzl’s death was commemorated throughout the world. The myth of Herzl, as it has developed over the last century, has perhaps become more important than the historical figure. This volume contains revised and expanded essays, which were originally delivered as lectures at international Herzl centennial conferences in Antwerp, London, and Jerusalem. Topics treated include the Herzl myth, Herzl’s nationalism and Zionism, his self-understanding and image, his authorship of comedies and philosophical tales, Herzl and Africa, as well as his reception in Israeli and other literature. Zweig films are also considered within this same context.

This volume is comprised of 14 contributions, which are revised and expanded versions of lectures held at an international conference on Stefan Zweig that took place in Israel in 2004. The essays focus on Zweig's biographical writings (for example Erasmus and Fouché), as well as on several aspects of his literary works that have been neglected since the revival of academic studies of his writings and career commenced some 25 years ago. These include: Zweig's conception of the daemonic, Zweig and Christianity, the discourse of love in his writings, Zweig as an Austrian eulogist, his understanding of theater, etc. Contributors from Austria, Germany, France, Belgium, Slovenia, and Israel bring refreshingly diverse perspectives and new concerns to this scholarly project. With contributions from Vera Apfelthaler , Matjaz Birk , Denis Charbit , Sarah Fraiman-Morris , Mark H. Gelber , Jacob Golomb , Bernhard Greiner , Gert Kerschbaumer , Hanni Mittelmann , Klaus Mueller , Michel Reffet , Ingrid Spoerk , Robert Wistrich .

This volume contains the lectures delivered at an international conference in Israel devoted to the topic of Franz Kafka (1883-1924) and Zionism. Kafka's interests in Hebrew, Yiddish, and Jewish Nationalism and his various relationships to his Zionist friends and his participation in Jewish national and Zionist-related activity are explored from a number of different critical vantage points. Likewise, his writings are considered within the specific framework of Jewish nationalism and Zionism.

Dieser Band, herausgegeben von der Universität Yale zu Ehren von Professor Jeffrey L. Sammons aus Anlass seiner Emeritierung, stellt eine Serie prägnanter Essays über deutsch-jüdische Literatur und Kulturgeschichte von der Aufklärung bis zum Aufkommen des Nationalsozialismus dar. Entscheidende jüdische Persönlichkeiten wie Heinrich Heine, Ludwig Börne, Rahel Varnhagen, Berthold Auerbach, Arthur Schnitzler, Franz Kafka und Jacob Wassermann, werden vor einem neuen interessanten wissenschaftlichen Hintergrund betrachtet. Auch deutsche Schriftsteller und Persönlichkeiten wie G. E. Lessing, Goethe, Grillparzer, Jean Paul, Julius Langbehn, Houston Stewart Chamberlain und viele andere werden bei der Betrachtung der deutsch-jüdischen Literatur und Kulturgeschichte dieser Epoche einbezogen.

This study attempts to analyze the multi-faceted and complicated relationship between the Central European, Germanic-Austrian cultural milieu and the Jewish national literature and culture which evolved within it at the turn of the last century. Issues regarding the construction and differentiation of a modern Jewish national identity and culture as an aspect of Cultural Zionism are central to this project, as are the problematical literary and cultural partnerships forged in an age of rising racialist thought, growing feminist consciousness, and increasing secularism.

Die der Tel-Aviver Literarhistorikerin Margarita Pazi gewidmete Reihe neuer Studien zu jüdischen Autoren aus Österreich (darunter Franzos, Beer-Hofmann, Schnitzler, Broch, Roth, Kisch, Brod, Canetti, Celan, Ausländer) soll einer gewissen Tendenz zur Enthistorisierung in der Beurteilung ihres Werks entgegenwirken. Denn sie alle sind mehr oder weniger geprägt von der Eigenart des österreichischen Habsburgerreichs mit seinen vielfältigen literarischen Landschaften, die bis in die Zeit nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg weitergewirkt hat.

The collection features various essays exploring the intricate relationships between Stefan Zweig and Jewish identity. E. Adunka examines Marek Scherlag and other unexplored Jewish connections. M. Eckl discusses the decision of whether a writer should express their Jewishness, focusing on Zweig's ties to the Jewish community in Brazil. A. Eidherr analyzes the reception and influences of Yiddish literature in Zweig's work, while P. Ernst delves into Zweig's perspective during World War I. K. Fliedl contextualizes Zweig's novella "Schach" within nationalist propaganda. M. H. Gelber revisits Zweig's connections to the Brazilian Jewish community, and C. Gelbin contrasts particularism and universalism in his prose. J. Le Rider reflects on the friendship between Romain Rolland and Zweig in relation to European and Jewish identities. A. Lichtblau discusses responses to anti-Semitism in Vienna's Jewish community, while K. Müller explores themes of Judaism and metaphysics in literature. K. Neuburger highlights Gershon Shofman's interpretation of Zweig's work. C. Peck investigates literary and social spaces of Jewish identity around 1900, and E. Plank addresses the significance of Zweig's Jewish first name and its cultural implications. Lastly, J. Sohnemann compares the internationalist views of Zweig with the Zionist perspectives of Arnold Zweig.

Dieser Band zeigt das komplexe und relativ intensive Verhältnis Stefan Zweigs zum Judentum und zum Zionismus vom Beginn seiner Karriere an. Einige seiner wichtigsten Schriften und auch Teile von bedeutenden Briefwechseln können partiell als Auseinandersetzungen mit Stellungnahmen zu Judentum und Zionismus verstanden werden. Der Band versucht zu zeigen, dass die jüdischen und zionistischen Aspekte seiner Karriere und Schriften ihren gerechtfertigten Platz in der Gesamtinterpretation seines Schaffens haben. Zweigs jüdische Sensibilität kommt in mehreren seiner Werke klar zum Ausdruck, genauso wie in seinen Briefen. Jüdische Rezeptionen von Zweigs Schriften helfen, verschiedene Deutungsoptionen für seine Texte anzuwenden und sie in einem bestimmten spezifisch jüdischen Rahmen zu verstehen.