From the last decades of the nineteenth century through the late 1930s; the West Bohemian spa towns of Carlsbad; Franzensbad; and Marienbad were fashionable destinations for visitors wishing to "take a cure"—to drink the waters; bathe in the mud; be treated by the latest X-ray; light; or gas therapies; or simply enjoy the respite afforded by elegant parks and comfortable lodgings. These were sociable and urbane places; settings for celebrity sightings; match-making; and stylish promenading. Originally the haunt of aristocrats; the spa towns came to be the favored summer resorts for the emerging bourgeoisie. Among the many who traveled there; a very high proportion were Jewish.In Next Year in Marienbad; Mirjam Zadoff writes the social and cultural history of Carlsbad; Franzensbad; and Marienbad as Jewish spaces. Secular and religious Jews from diverse national; cultural; and social backgrounds mingled in idyllic and often apolitical-seeming surroundings. During the season; shops sold Yiddish and Hebrew newspapers; kosher kitchens were opened; and theatrical presentations; concerts; and public readings catered to the Jewish clientele. Yet these same resorts were situated in a region of growing hostile nationalisms; and they were towns that might turn virulently anti-Semitic in the off season.Next Year in Marienbad draws from memoirs and letters; newspapers and maps; novels and postcards to create a compelling and engaging portrait of Jewish presence and cultural production in the years between the fin de siècle and the Second World War.
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