Title Next year in Marienbad : the lost worlds of Jewish spa culture / Mirjam Zadoff ; translated by William Templer

Edition 1st ed Published Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource Series Jewish culture and contexts Jewish culture and contexts. Contents pt. I. Be'era shel miryam -- pt. II. Beit dimyoni -- pt. III. Odradek -- pt. IV. Jutopia Summary From the last decades of the nineteenth century through the late 1930s, the West Bohemian spa towns of Carlsbad, Franzensbad, and Marienbad were fashionable destinations for visitors wishing to "take a cure"-to drink the waters, bathe in the mud, be treated by the latest X-ray, light, or gas therapies, or simply enjoy the respite afforded by elegant parks and comfortable lodgings. These were sociable and urbane places, settings for celebrity sightings, match-making, and stylish promenading. Originally the haunt of aristocrats, the spa towns came to be the favored summer resorts for the emerging bourgeoisie. Among the many who traveled there, a very high proportion were Jewish.In Next Year in Marienbad, Mirjam Zadoff writes the social and cultural history of Carlsbad, Franzensbad, and Marienbad as Jewish spaces. Secular and religious Jews from diverse national, cultural, and social backgrounds mingled in idyllic and often apolitical-seeming surroundings. During the season, shops sold Yiddish and Hebrew newspapers, kosher kitchens were opened, and theatrical presentations, concerts, and public readings catered to the Jewish clientele. Yet these same resorts were situated in a region of growing hostile nationalisms, and they were towns that might turn virulently anti-Semitic in the off season.Next Year in Marienbad draws from memoirs and letters, newspapers and maps, novels and postcards to create a compelling and engaging portrait of Jewish presence and cultural production in the years between the fin de siècle and the Second World War Analysis European History History Jewish Studies Religion World History Notes Based on a doctoral thesis submitted to Universitä̈t München Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Translation of the German title Nächstes Jahr in Marienbad published in 2007 Print version record Subject Health resorts -- Czech Republic -- Cheb Region -- History Jews -- Czech Republic -- Karlovy Vary -- Social life and customs -- 19th century Jews -- Czech Republic -- Mariánské Lázně -- Social life and customs -- 19th century Jews -- Czech Republic -- Františkovy Lázně -- Social life and customs -- 19th century Jews -- Czech Republic -- Karlovy Vary -- Social life and customs -- 20th century Jews -- Czech Republic -- Mariánské Lázně -- Social life and customs -- 20th century Jews -- Czech Republic -- Františkovy Lázně -- Social life and customs -- 20th century SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Jewish Studies. Health resorts Jews -- Social life and customs Czech Republic -- Cheb Region Czech Republic -- Františkovy Lázně Czech Republic -- Karlovy Vary Czech Republic -- Mariánské Lázně Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2012028972 ISBN 9780812207552 0812207556

Other Titles Nächstes Jahr in Marienbad. English

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