Jewish Bodies, German Bodies

This book examines the philosophical and aesthetic sources informing the emergence of late 19th century German-Jewish Körperkultur, specifically as it was iterated through the gymnastics movement. Our emphasis is upon ideas and iconography relating to the mind and the body, and their socio-political significances. An analysis of 19th century identity, both German and German-Jewish, we examine how the German-Jewish gymnastics movement responded to fin-de-siècle German anti-Semitism.

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Ariel Silbert received his Master's Degree in Judaic Studies from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts in 2009. He is currently doing independent research for his next project and resides in Marshfield, Massachusetts with his wife April and daughter Amalya