Kochbuch für den jüdischen Haushalt und Großbetrieb – “Cookbook for Jewish Households and Large-Scale Kitchens” – “Meal Orders for the Communal Kitchen, Tips for Nutritional Cooking, and Information for Palestine”, published by the Jüdischer Frauenbund – the Jewish Women’s Association, edited by Mrs. Guni Katzenstein of Düsseldorf. Published by Philo Verlag G.m.b.H. on behalf of the Jüdischer Frauenbund. Berlin, [1937] – second edition. In German.
Expanded edition of a Jewish cookbook first published in the 1920s. This is the second edition, released under Nazi occupation, and includes recipes for Passover dishes, Jewish cuisine, Eretz-Israeli recipes, beverages, and meal plans for communal kitchens. A special chapter is dedicated to recipes suitable for “Palestine, ” intended for German emigrants to the Land of Israel. With a special introduction discussing the nature of Jewish cuisine.
Contributors to the book include Dr. Lulu Goldhaber from Berlin, Stephanie Furchheimer from Frankfurt am Main, nutritionists from the Rothschild Hospital in Jerusalem, and the agricultural school in Nahalal.
In the introduction, written by Dr. Ottilie Schonwald, it states:
“The realm of the housewife has long been recognized as a key component of the national economy as a whole. For Jewish women, it has always been a space of spiritual and intellectual activity, through its connection to tradition and halacha. If we add to this the understanding that only a healthy soul can dwell in a healthy body, it becomes clear what guiding principles informed the publication and composition of this cookbook.”
The Jewish-German Women’s Association (Jüdischer Frauenbund), founded in 1904 in Berlin by Louise Steinfeld and the wife of Rabbi Kook, was one of the most important social-educational movements in the Jewish community. It worked to empower women by establishing homework clubs for girls, community libraries, and vocational training programs for women. As part of its activities, it expanded welfare and aid networks for the poor, including the establishment of “communal kitchens” and Jewish orphanages, and integrated advanced nutritional and health models into its instructional publications. In the 1920s, it consistently advocated for the inclusion of women in communal representative bodies and offered courses in politics and leadership, driven by the belief that women’s strength would contribute to the political and cultural resilience of the Jewish people. With the rise of the Nazis to power, the authorities thwarted much of its activity, but it continued to operate in various forms in Nazi Germany. Its activities declined with the outbreak of World War II.
143 [7] pp. Minor wear to the binding. Good condition.
