The Modernizing Jewish Family as a Negative Role Model in Polish Popular Novels at the Turn of 19th and 20th Century

Q4 Arts and Humanities
M. Domagalska
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In Poland at the turn of 19th and 20th century a modernizing Jewish family appears quite frequently in anti-Semitic and non-anti-Semitic “Jewish novels”. In both cases a Jewish family is presented in rather pejorative light as a point of reference to a Polish family. In such comparison Polish culture and Poles are presented as a more attractive, more civilized and that is why their way of living is followed by the Jews. Jewish families try to undergo the process of assimilation but their effort are depicted in rather pejorative or even ridiculous way. There are some Jewish heroes presented as a role model, but they only prove the role. There is a huge gap between Poles and Jews who have to make an effort to change their personality and behaviour according to Polish expectations. In anti-Semitic novels a description of the process of modernization and assimilation of Jews had to prove its negative consequences. Jews were treated as enemies and novels’ plot revealed their main goal – the conquest of Poland. This kind of writing can be also seen as a warning against mix marriages to prevent Polish society from the integration with Jews, who are presented as the main threat of homogeneity of Polish nation.
19、20世纪之交波兰通俗小说中的一个消极榜样——现代化的犹太家庭
在19和20世纪之交的波兰,一个现代化的犹太家庭经常出现在反犹主义和非反犹主义的“犹太小说”中。在这两种情况下,一个犹太家庭都以相当轻蔑的方式出现,作为一个波兰家庭的参考点。在这样的比较中,波兰文化和波兰人显得更有吸引力,更文明,这就是为什么犹太人遵循他们的生活方式。犹太家庭试图经历同化的过程,但他们的努力被描绘成相当轻蔑甚至荒谬的方式。有一些犹太英雄被视为榜样,但他们只是证明了这个角色。波兰人和犹太人之间存在着巨大的差距,他们必须努力根据波兰人的期望改变自己的个性和行为。在反犹小说中,对犹太人的现代化和同化过程的描述必须证明其负面后果。犹太人被视为敌人,小说的情节揭示了他们的主要目标——征服波兰。这种写作也可以看作是对异族通婚的警告,以防止波兰社会与犹太人的融合,犹太人被认为是波兰民族同质性的主要威胁。
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