A journal that appeared weekly from 1840–1851 in Leipzig, published by the orientalist Julius Fürst (1805–1873). Decisively marked by Fürst’s political and scholarly interests, Der Orient offered journalistic contributions on the contemporary status of Jews as well as essays on Jewish history and culture. Fürst’s main concern was for the emancipation of the Jews, connected to the granting of basic liberal rights for all inhabitants of Germany. …