Die jüdische Rundschau (1946-1948) - The jewish review: by and for liberated Jews in Germany
Die Jüdische Rundschau – The Jewish Review: by and for liberated Jews in Germany, edited by Oscar Berger and Israel Blumenfeld. Marburg und Gießen: 1946-1948. German, some English and Hebrew | Call Number: Zsq 632 | Digital copy via Compact Memory as part of Frankfurt's Digital Judaica Collections (Campus access only).
The Jüdische Rundschau – The Jewish Review by and for liberated Jews in Germany was an illustrated magazine, published in Marburg and Gießen by Oscar Berger with Israel Blumenfeld serving as chief editor. While the title was bi-lingual the Rundschau appeared almost exclusively in German, with only some English and Hebrew. All issues included numerous photographs and illustrations.
The Rundschau is one of many journals and newspapers published by and for liberated Jews in the immediate Post-War years, more often referred to as Displaced Persons (DP). The majority of these publications appeared in DP-Camps and were published in Hebrew, Yiddish and German, some bi- or multilinguals and due to the circumstance being short-lived.
The Rundschau was devoted to Zionism and extensively reported on the Zionist Movement and the Jewish life in Palestine. Furthermore, it covered key developments in Germany related to the fate of the survivors community, with more elaborated reports on the Rhine-Main region and Frankfurt. The Rundschau would combine politics, culture and print essays on Jewish philosophy, literature and the arts. Literary contributions stemmed from the German-Jewish literary canon and modern Hebrew and Yiddish literature. In addition, published short reports on cultural and musical events as well book reviews.
The last issue of the Jüdische Rundschau from Juli 1948 announced the Proclamation of the State of Israel.
