Migrationsprozesse und Mobilität

Migration and mobility have had a significant impact on the development of European societies for centuries. Jewish communities in particular have been continually shaped by these phenomena. This volume is dedicated to the forced and voluntary mobility of individuals and Jewish communities in Austria, Germany, Bohemia and Silesia during the Middle Ages and the early modern period. Family relationships, knowledge transfer, economic reasons and expulsions were the most important reasons for relocation. The ambivalent attitude of the legislative authorities between rejecting the Jews on religious grounds and recognising their economic importance created additional uncertainty for them.

In this volume, the authors from the Czech Republic, Austria, Germany and Poland analyse the causes, processes and consequences of Jewish migration in Central Europe. In view of the current migration movements, they make an important contribution to analysing and understanding migration processes and their diverse causes.