HIST 219 Chapter Notes - Chapter 02-02: Jewish Emancipation, Jewish Question, Acculturation
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Eurs debated whether or not jews were/could b/come europeans--or even human. Enlightenment ideas of race weren"t v humanizing. Debate over using emancipation as a tool for jewish improvement . Jews got new rights in exchange for altering some behaviors. Jewish citizenship much debated--eventually sephardim, then ashkenazim emancipated. Govt wanted to transform into model revolutionary citizens. Rising tensions in alsace over debt to jews. Napoleon commenced assembly of jewish notables to try to learn abt jews. Rabbis explained jewish customs, particularly re: relations w non-jews/polygamy. Napoleon took action to curry jewish favor for the benefit of his imperial ambitions. Jews faced some poli barriers in england but were largely acculturated. Jews in the us faced little to no explicit legal barriers. In canada, initially could not hold poli office but could practice. Jews lived in australia from the beginning of eur colonization--not seen as outsiders. In s africa, could not hold poli office.
