The Construct Ostjuden in German Anti-Semitic Discourse of 1920–1932
The Construct Ostjuden in German Anti-Semitic Discourse of 1920–1932
Author(s): Alexander KliymukSubject(s): Jewish studies, Geography, Regional studies, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), History of Antisemitism
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Germany; Weimar Republic; Eastern European Jews; Ostjuden; anti-Semitism; discourse analysis;
Summary/Abstract: The author of the following article analyses development of the construct Ostjuden in the language of German anti-Semites in 1920–1932. For this discourse analysis, two main primary sources were chosen: the daily newspaper Völkischer Beobachter and archives of parliamentary debates of the Reichstag. Immigration and the presence of Eastern European Jews in Germany after the World War I played an important role in the anti-Semitic propaganda and speeches of right-wing politicians. Within the period of the Weimar Republic, the construct Ostjuden underwent certain semantic changes. Use of the term and its connotations in the anti- -Semitic discourse were examined and are presented in this article.
Journal: Scripta Judaica Cracoviensia
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 16
- Page Range: 97-108
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English