German Jewish Integration and the Illusion of Permanence, 1781–1933

Authors

• Matthew M. Larian, University of California - BerkeleyFollow

Abstract

This paper argues that German Jewish integration from the late eighteenth century through the Weimar Republic was a genuinely successful project, and it was that success itself, not failure of foresight, that left the community unprepared for the Nazi rupture. The paper reframes the standard question: instead of asking why German Jews failed to predict Nazism, it asks how the success of integration itself narrowed the imagination of what was possible.

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Recommended Citation

Larian, Matthew M. (2026) "German Jewish Integration and the Illusion of Permanence, 1781–1933," Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History: Vol. 16: Iss. 2, Article 5.
DOI: 10.20429/aujh.2026.160205
Available at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/aujh/vol16/iss2/5