Sabine Ullmann

The numerous wars of the Early Modern Period - cabinet wars of European princes, long-standing succession and religious wars, uprisings, and not least the clash of Christian and Islamic powers - left deep marks on Jewish history as well. The conference "Jews and War in the Early Modern Period: Actors, Experiences, Structural Change," which took place from February 14 to 15, 2019, in Vienna, therefore addressed the diverse impacts of military events on the lives of Jews in early modern Central Europe. The resulting conference proceedings discuss various aspects of Jewish settlement history, migration, and economic activity based on current research and a wide range of sources, and also intensively examine the question of the direct military service of Jewish men. Contributions are made by Reinhard Buchberger, Marie Bunatová, Martha Keil, Monika Müller, András Oross, Peter Rauscher, Michaela Schmölz-Häberlein, Martin Schröder, Marion Schulte, Michael K. Silber, Sabine Ullmann, and Carsten Wilke.