The Jewish Contribution to European Integration

Edited by Sharon Pardo and Hila Zahavi - Contributions by Sergio DellaPergola; Dani Filc; Dov Maimon; Andras Baneth; Romano Prodi; Alvaro Albacete; Janet Kerekes; Michael Mertes; Diana Pinto; Hubertus von Morr; Franco Burgio and Emmanuel Macron

This edited collection seeks to present a valuable guide to the Jewish contribution to the European integration process, and to enable readers to obtain a better understanding of the unknown Jewish involvement in the European integration project. Adopting both a national and a pan-European approaches, this volume brings together the work of leading international researchers and senior practitioners to cover a wide range of topics with an interdisciplinary approach under three different parts: present challenges, Jews and pan-European identity, and unsung heroes.

1.Jews as the Principal Cosmopolitan, Integrating Element in European IntegrationSharon Pardo and Hila Zahavi2.Jews in Europe, 2019: Demographic Trends, Contexts and OutlooksSergio DellaPergola3.European Populism and MinoritiesDani Filc4.Anti-Semitism from a European Union Institutional PerspectiveAndras Baneth5.The Cultural Dimension of Jewish European IdentityDov Maimon6.A Union of MinoritiesRomano Prodi7.Contributions of 'Sefarad' to EuropeAlvaro Albacete8.The Trajectory of Jewish Assimilation in HungaryJanet Kerekes9.Rising from the Ashes: The Holocaust and the European Integration ProjectMichael Mertes10.The Jewish World's Ambiguous Attitude toward European IntegrationDiana Pinto11.Walther Rathenau, Foreign Minister of Germany during the Weimar Republic, and the Promotion of European IntegrationHubertus von Morr12.Fritz Bauer- a German-Jewish Immigrant at Home and the Rule of LawFranco Burgio13.Tribute to Simone VeilEmmanuel Macron