Queer Jewish Lives Between Central Europe and Mandatory Palestine: Biographies and Geographies

When Queer Jewish People Migrated From Central Europe To The Middle East In The Late 19th And Early 20th Centuries, They Contributed To The Creation Of A New Queer Culture And Communality In Palestine. This Volume Offers The First Collection Of Studies On Queer Jewish Lives Between Central Europe And Mandatory Palestine (1870-1960). While The First Section Of The Book Presents Queer Geographies Including Germany, Austria And Palestine, The Second Section Introduces Queer Biographies Between Europe And Palestine Including The Sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld (1868-1935), The Writer Hugo Marcus (1880-1966), And The Dance Critic Giora Manor (1926-2005). Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- I. Geographies -- Queer Jewish Lives In Germany, 1897-1945 -- Being A Jewish Lesbian In Berlin -- Myth Of The Homosexual Subculture In Weimar Germany? -- Popular Entertainment In Central Europe As A Space For Jewish And Queer Migration Experiences -- Gay German Jews And The Arrival Of ‘homosexuality’ To Mandatory Palestine -- The Hebrew Lesbian -- Ii. Biographies -- Magnus Hirschfeld In Palestine -- Anne (annie) Neumann: The New Woman -- Jewish Homosexual Orientalism? -- Queer Messianism -- Giora Manor, The Kibbutz And The Transparent Closet -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- List Of Images -- Index Of Places -- Index Of Names Ed. By Andreas Kraß, Moshe Sluhovsky, Yuval Yonay. Funded By German-israeli Foundation For Scientific Research And Development Mode Of Access: Internet Via World Wide Web. In English.