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She is the subject of a celebrated biography, Rahel Varnhagen: The Life of a Jewess (1957), written by Hannah Arendt. Arendt cherished Varnhagen as her "closest friend, though she ha[d] been dead for some hundred years". The asteroid 100029 Varnhagen is named in her honour.
Rahel Varnhagen became not just a study of a historical Jewish figure, but a poignant reflection on Arendt's own life and times, her first exploration of German-Jewish identity and the possibility of Jewish life in the face of unimaginable adversity.
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Rahel Varnhagen became not just a study of a historical Jewish figure, but a poignant reflection on Arendt's own life and times, her first exploration of German-Jewish identity and the...
Rahel Varnhagen became not just a study of a historical Jewish figure, but a poignant reflection on Arendt's own life and times, her first exploration of German-Jewish identity and the possibility of Jewish life in the face of unimaginable adversity.
Jun 23, 2021 · Rahel Levin Varnhagen was the first Jewish woman to establish herself as an important intellectual and political figure in a German culture dominated by Christianity. She Is remembered in Jewish history as one of a handful of Jewish women who ran salons in Central Europe.
Rahel Varnhagen: The Life of a Jewess. H. Arendt, L. Weissberg. Published 1957. History. Born in 1771 as the daughter of a Jewish merchant, Rahel Varnhagen would come to host one of the most prominent salons of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Rahel Varnhagen : the life of a Jewess / Hannah Arendt ; edited by Liliane Weissberg ; translated by Richard and Clara Winston. Publication | Library Call Number: DS135.G5 V474 1997 Format
