‘In Cuba I began my career as a cook’: the intersection between food, class and the German-Jewish female experience of prewar emigration

This article investigates the relationship between middle-class German Jewish women and food in the context of prewar emigration. Often these women were leaving culturally, economically, and materially rich lives, yet arrived in Britain, America, and other shorelines with very little. Rationing and...

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1. VerfasserIn: Fitzpatrick, Julie (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: 2026
In: Holocaust studies
Jahr: 2026, Band: 32, Heft: 1, Seiten: 51-76
weitere Schlagwörter:B food history
B transnational Holocaust
B Class
B German-Jewish women
B Bourgeoisie
B migratory foodways
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Zusammenfassung:This article investigates the relationship between middle-class German Jewish women and food in the context of prewar emigration. Often these women were leaving culturally, economically, and materially rich lives, yet arrived in Britain, America, and other shorelines with very little. Rationing and cultural differences added complex layers to their experience of hosts’ foodscapes. The paper argues that food and its material culture were key parts of German Jewish women’s toolkits for negotiating emigration. Additionally, the article argues that the loss of middle-classness was a defining and enduring feature of their emigratory experience, which is revealed in their relationship to food.
ISSN:2048-4887
Enthält:Enthalten in: Holocaust studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/17504902.2024.2392348