Mobile Jews and Porous Borders
- This article explores the multi-directional geographic trajectories and ties of Jews who came to the United States in the 19th century, working to complicate simplistic understandings of “German” Jewish immigration. It focuses on the case study of Henry Cohn, an ordinary Russian-born Jew whose journeys took him to Prussia, New York, Savannah, and California. Once in the United States he returned to Europe twice, the second time permanently, although a grandson ended up in California, where he worked to ensure the preservation of Cohn’s records. This story highlights how Jews navigated and transgressed national boundaries in the 19th century and the limitations of the historical narratives that have been constructed from their experiences.
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| Author details: | Shari RabinGND |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-532822 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.25932/publishup-53282 |
| ISBN: | 978-3-86956-520-0 |
| ISSN: | 1614-6492 |
| ISSN: | 1862-7684 |
| Title of parent work (English): | PaRDeS : Journal of the Association for Jewish Studies in Germany |
| Title of parent work (German): | PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung für Jüdische Studien |
| Subtitle (English): | A Transnational History in the Nineteenth Century |
| Publisher: | Universitätsverlag Potsdam |
| Place of publishing: | Potsdam |
| Publication type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Date of first publication: | 2021/12/02 |
| Publication year: | 2021 |
| Publishing institution: | Universität Potsdam |
| Publishing institution: | Universitätsverlag Potsdam |
| Release date: | 2022/01/04 |
| Tag: | 19. Jahrhundert; Mobilität; Preußen; Russland; USA; moderne jüdische Geschichte; transatlantische Geschichte Prussia; Russia; United States; mobility; modern Jewish history; nineteenth century; transatlantic history |
| Issue: | 27 |
| First page: | 25 |
| Last Page: | 38 |
| Source: | PaRDeS / Heft 27 (2021) / ISBN 978-3-86956-520-0, S. 25-38 |
| RVK - Regensburg classification: | BD 1680 |
| Organizational units: | Extern / Vereinigung für Jüdische Studien e. V. |
| Extern / Extern | |
| DDC classification: | 2 Religion / 20 Religion / 200 Religion |
| Peer review: | Referiert |
| Publishing method: | Universitätsverlag Potsdam |
| Open Access / Gold Open-Access | |
| Collection(s): | Universität Potsdam / Zeitschriften / PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung für Jüdische Studien e.V., ISSN 1862-7684 / PaRDeS (2021) 27 / Articles |
| License (German): |  CC-BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |
