The philanthropic activity of Baron de Hirsch was clearly marked by one characteristic: not providing charity but attempting the economic rehabilitation of the beneficiaries. Hirsch systematically suggests that education and professional training were the only way to break the vicious circle of...

Überarb. und durch Nachweise erg. Referate eines interdisziplinären Workshops des Exzellenzclusters "Religion und Politik in den Kulturen der Vormoderne und der Moderne" an der Westfäl. Wilhelms-Univ. Münster im Februar 2011