L'Allgemeine Zeitung des Judenthums, une identité juive moderne entre intégration et auto-affirmation

Abstract

Since its beginnings in the 18th century, the Jewish press has been a driving force in the formation of modern Jewish identity. In Germany the Allgemeine Zeitung des Judenthums played a major role in this development: founded in 1837 by the Rabbi Ludwig Philppson (1811-1889), it remained, for a significant period of time, the most influential Jewish periodical. This article proposes an analysis of identity dis-course as seen in the German-Jewish journal. Our enquiry will reveal a complex dis-course which attempts to contribute to Jewish self-affirmation while at the same time favours the integration of Jews into the nation.