TY  - JOUR
A1  - Rabin, Shari
T1  - Mobile Jews and Porous Borders
BT  - A Transnational History in the Nineteenth Century
JF  - PaRDeS : Journal of the Association for Jewish Studies in Germany
JF  - PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung für Jüdische Studien
N2  - 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.
KW  - modern Jewish history
KW  - transatlantic history
KW  - mobility
KW  - nineteenth century
KW  - United States
KW  - Russia
KW  - Prussia
KW  - moderne jüdische Geschichte
KW  - transatlantische Geschichte
KW  - Mobilität
KW  - 19. Jahrhundert
KW  - USA
KW  - Russland
KW  - Preußen
Y1  - 2021
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-532822
SN  - 978-3-86956-520-0
SN  - 1614-6492
SN  - 1862-7684
IS  - 27
SP  - 25
EP  - 38
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  -