Michael Berkowitz Knihy

Focusing on the evolution of Western Zionism from World War I to the rise of Hitler, this study highlights how the movement fostered a renewed Jewish identity while many members remained committed to their current nations. It examines the tension between growing Zionist consciousness and the challenges of institutional support, particularly the reliance on fundraising. Despite Zionism's increasing integration into secular Jewish identity, it struggled to effectively respond to the looming crises faced by Jewish communities, raising doubts even among its key proponents.

The cultural invention of Zionism is examined through its appeal to assimilated Jews in Western Europe prior to World War I. Michael Berkowitz delves into the symbolism, artistic representations, and mythology that drew these Jews to the nationalist movement, highlighting how it coexisted alongside their national identities. The exploration reveals the complexities of Jewish identity and nationalism during this pivotal historical period. Originally published in 1993, the work offers valuable insights into the cultural dynamics at play.

Broadening our understanding of photography's history and its influence on modernism, this richly illustrated study-the first of its kind-reveals the remarkable extent to which British photography is a Jewish story.

The engagement of Jews in photography, leaving an unmistakeable imprint of women and men of Jewish origins on photography’s history, is clearly perceivable in countless theoretical reflexions and photographic positions. Nonetheless, even in light of these facts, research regarding specific roles of Jews, and patterns of ethnic differentiation their reach within photography has up has, until recently, rarely been taken into account. This book is based on contributions made at a conference dedicated to this very aspect of photographic history held between the 29th and 30th of November 2012 at the Felix-Nussbaum-Haus in the city of Osnabrück. Its realization is the result of a cooperative effort between the Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies of University College London and the Research Centre for Photography and Media at the University of Applied Sciences Bielefeld.

Eine Erotische Zeitreise. 280 Seiten mit verführerischen Frauen, fotografiert im Stil der französischen Postkarten des 19. Jahrhunderts. Sinnlich, frech, lasziv, herausfordernd und atemberaubend nackt. Denn der Fotograf sieht sie mit den Augen des Liebhabers.