Introduction -- From Munich to Brussels -- The new aristocracy -- A Jewish family -- "A pharaonic plan" -- Building the Ottoman railroad -- Imperialism, railroads, antisemitism -- Philanthropy in the Ottoman Empire -- Civilizing missions in Eastern Europe -- The Russian exodus -- The disco...

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1. Verfasser:	Lehmann, Matthias B. 1970- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Stanford Stanford University Press [2022]
Schriftenreihe:	Stanford studies in Jewish history and culture
Schlagworte:	Hirsch, Moritz von > 1831-1896 Biografie
Online-Zugang:	Inhaltsverzeichnis
Zusammenfassung:	Introduction -- From Munich to Brussels -- The new aristocracy -- A Jewish family -- "A pharaonic plan" -- Building the Ottoman railroad -- Imperialism, railroads, antisemitism -- Philanthropy in the Ottoman Empire -- Civilizing missions in Eastern Europe -- The Russian exodus -- The discovery of Argentina -- The year of Albert Goldsmid -- Seeing like a philanthropist -- Conclusion. "A sweeping biography that opens a window onto the gilded age of Jewish philanthropy. Baron Maurice de Hirsch was one of the emblematic figures of the nineteenth century. Above all, he was the most influential Jewish philanthropist of his time. Today Hirsch is less well known than the Rothschilds, or his gentile counterpart Andrew Carnegie, yet he was, to his contemporaries, the very embodiment of the gilded age of Jewish philanthropy. Hirsch's life provides a singular entry point for understanding Jewish philanthropy and politics in the late nineteenth century, a period when, as now, private benefactors played an outsize role in shaping the collective fate of Jewish communities. Hirsch's vast fortune derived from his role in creating the first rail line linking Western Europe with the Ottoman Empire, what came to be known as the Orient Express. Socializing with the likes of the Austrian crown prince Rudolph and "Bertie," Prince of Wales, Hirsch rose to the pinnacle of European aristocratic society, but also found himself the frequent target of vicious antisemitism. This was an era when what it meant to be Jewish--and what it meant to be European--were undergoing dramatic changes. Baron Hirsch was at the center of these historic shifts. While in his time Baron Hirsch was the subject of widespread praise, enraged political commentary, and conspiracy theories alike, his legacy is often overlooked. Responding to the crisis wrought by the mass departure of Jews from the Russian Empire at the turn of the century, Hirsch established the Jewish Colonization Association, with the goal of creating a refuge for the Jews in Argentina.
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:	x, 380 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:	9781503630307