Życie intelektualne ludności żydowskiej w Szczecinku w XIX i XX wieku na tle sytuacji społeczno-gospodarczej prowincji pomorskiej
The intellectual life of the Jewish population in Szczecinek in the 19th and 20th centuries in the context of the socio-economic situation in the province of Pomerania

Summary/Abstract: This article examines the intellectual life of the Jewish population living in the city of Szczecinek in the 19th and 20th centuries. Its religious, social and political activity is set against the backdrop of the broad changes taking place in Prussia and, from 1871, Germany. In this context, particular attention was paid to the Pomeranian province, the greater part of which belongs to modern Poland. The small Jewish community in Szczecinek consisted of many people who were active in the wider social community. They created and organized the activities of various educational and religious groups and associations.The author also identified and analyzed the profiles of the Szczecinek rabbis who shaped the local Jewish community. Each of these figures was characterized by slightly different views on day-to-day German and Jewish affairs. What they had in common, however, was an appreciation of liberal Judaism and a belief in the need for religious reform. Focus was also given to the political life of the Jewish population in Szczecinek, the involvement of its leaders and individuals.

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