Центральное объединение немецких граждан иудейского вероисповедания (г. Берлин)

Центральное объединение немецких граждан иудейского вероисповедания (г. Берлин) 

The Central Association of German Citizens of the Jewish Faith, established in 1893, was one of the first organizations to defend the rights of Jews in Germany. The Association represented the views of middleclass, liberal Jews, primarily adherents of Reform Judaism; it was opposed, on the one hand, to assimilation and mixed marriages, and on the other hand, to Zionism and Jewish nationalism. On the eve of World War I, the organization numbered 40,000 members; in 1926, it had 60,000 members, and consisted of 555 local chapters and 21 provincial federations. The organization had its own legal department, which engaged in lawsuits regarding defamations and other manifestations of antisemitism. The Central Association's publishing house, Philo-Verlag, published various books and journals on Jewish issues for both Jewish and non-Jewish readers. During the period 1895-1922, the official organ of the Central Association was the monthly Im deutschen Reich, and during 1922-38, the weekly Central-Verein Zeitung. Chairmanship of the Centralverein was held by M. Horowitz (1893-1917), Eugen Fuchs (1917-19), Julius Brodnitz (1920-35). The Central Association's director during the period 1908-33 was Ludwig Hollander. By order of the Nazi administration, the organization changed its name in 1936 to the Jewish Central Association. It was closed by the authorities 10 November 1938, and all of its subdivisions became part of the Reich Representation of Jews in Germany.  

Центральное объединение немецких граждан иудейского вероисповедания (г. Берлин)