Thesis (S.T.M.)--Concordia Seminary, 1990. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 184-194).

Hebrew text / Classics & World Languages / M.A. (Hebrew)

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2006. / Title from first page of PDF file (viewed December 4, 2006). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-260).

Hebrew text / Classics and World Languages / M.A. (Hebrew)

Thesis (S.T.M.)--Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, Ohio, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 170-174).

Habil.-Schr., Bern. / Includes bibliographical references and index.

Rev. doct. diss., Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2005. / Bibliogr.: p. [289]-307.

This thesis explores Czech-jewish yearly Czech-jewish calendar in its last phase from years 1930 to 1938. The main goal was to present this medium in historical context and introduce its editorial staff, publisher, form and content in said time frame. Author describes national and religious identity of jewish communities in Bohemia and focuses mainly on the Czech-jewish movement - the publisher of the medium in question. The thesis then focuses on formal elements of the calendar, including description of calendars as a media type, history of the medium from its first publishing in 1886 and its publisher, Academical Club Kapper. Editorial staff is also presented, focusing on writer Egon Hostovský, other chief editors and discussing other interesting and significant contributors. The thesis is also describing content of the medium, which is divided into fiction/factual literature and practical part. This part also focuses on articles regarding rising antisemitism in Germany and its influence on jewish communities in Czechoslovakia. Author describes historical context before the beginning of the second world war and concludes what led to the end of the Czech-jewish calendar. The goal was to fully describe one of the most important medium of Czech-jewish movement and its purpose in given timeframe.

The core of this thesis is to analyze two popular Jewish periodicals on 30th last century. One of this periodical is called Židovské zprávy (Jewish News) which is Zionist oriented. Second one is a magazine called Rozvoj (Progress) which is representing Czech-Jewish assimilation movement and which is opposed to Zionist ideology. The work is going to follow not only the way of reflection and interpretation of historical political events, but also it is going to focus on the relationship between supporters of the two directions and their attitude to the Czechoslovak Republic and its political representatives.Attention will also be paid to cultural and literary profiling of both periodicals. Subject of the analysis will be also cultural and literary annually based supplements called Židovský kalendář (Jewish Calendar) and Kalendář česko-židovský (Czech Jewish Almanac). The aim of this thesis is to capture ahistorical speechof periodicals which are defined by their ideologies so we can reveal their strategy and perception of the world.