The first pan-German (national) parliament derived from general and free, but not direct, elections after the Revolution of 1848 was named for the site of the assembly, the Paulskirche (St. Paul’s Church) in Frankfurt am Main. The paliament convened on May 18, 1848. For German Jews, the events were tied to the hope of realizing their emancipation. The Paulskirche Parliament included several Jewish delegates; the most importan…
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Herzig, Arno, “Paulskirche”, in: Encyclopedia of Jewish History and Culture Online, Original German Language Edition: Enzyklopädie Jüdischer Geschichte und Kultur. Im Auftrag der Sächsischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig herausgegeben von Dan Diner. © J.B. Metzler, Stuttgart/Springer-Verlag GmbH Deutschland 2011–2017. Consulted online on 21 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2468-8894_ejhc_COM_0621>
First published online: 2017
First print edition: 20210312
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