Bratislava Pressburg Pozsony Jewish Secular Endeavors (1867-1938) Part 2

by A. Robert Neurath

Overview

The best places for Jews after 1867 were Budapest and Vienna. 1867 was the year Jews were given equal rights in Austro-Hungary as Christians had. The 1918 defeat of the Empire in World War I, and its dismemberment, impacted negatively upon the Jewish population. The new republics, Austria and Hungary, suffered from political conflicts, and rightist (fascist) governments were established. On the other hand, the Hungarian city Pozsony (Pressburg in German) became part of democratic Czechoslovakia, and was named Bratislava. There the flourishing of Jews endured until 1938 when Czechoslovakia was dismembered.
This color picture book is dedicated to accomplishments by the city’s Jewish community in architecture, the visual arts, literature, science, medicine, sports, commerce etc. Brief life stories commonly end with the words “perished in the Holocaust”. Others were dispersed or imprisoned after the 1948 communist putsch in Czechoslovakia or the 1968 Soviet invasion of the country. Hence, the book is a unique resource describing Jewish professional achievements, and symbolizes a memorial for the Jewish population of Bratislava.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940016682884
Publisher:	A. Robert Neurath
Publication date:	06/18/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	322
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

A. Robert Neurath, PhD was born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. He graduated from the Technical University (Bratislava) in 1957. He immigrated to the United States in 1964, and was awarded a doctorate in microbiology at the
Technical University, Vienna, Austria, in 1968. For over 45 years he was engaged in research on viruses: influenza, rabies, hepatitis B, the human immunodeficiency virus I, and on
vaccines against these viruses. His studies resulted in about
250 scientific papers, including monographs and book chapters, and 23 patents. After the demise of communism,
he had the opportunity to visit Bratislava and to read new
books dealing with the city’s past Jewish community. These
publications, as judged by the author, have given insufficient
credit to the secular endeavors and accomplishments of the
local Jewish professionals and businessmen before the onset
of World War II. The author strives to rectify these apparent
deficiencies relying mostly on pre-war information and input
from family and friends. The present book is the result of
these efforts.

Editorial Reviews

Very few people remember today that Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, was one of the oldest centers of Jewish life in Europe. A book by a descendant of one of the most prominent Jewish families of this city has decided to recall in a book edited and richly documented extensively. The author is A. Robert Neurath, who was born in Bratislava, graduated from the Technical University of that city in that city in 1957 and in 1968 earned a doctorate in microbiology in Vienna.

Semanario Hebreo, Montevideo; 05/05/2011 - Egon Friedler