Articles on Kafka in Nazi Germany

During the period of Nazi Germany, the political climate was marked by a strong antisemitic bias, which significantly affected the publication of literary works and discussions surrounding Jewish authors. Between 1933 and 1937, only 11 articles about Franz Kafka were published in the country. This limited output reflects the broader cultural suppression experienced by Jewish intellectuals and artists under the Nazi regime. The articles that did appear were primarily authored by Jewish writers and were featured in periodicals such as Der Morgen, Frankfurter Zeitung, Jüdische Rundschau, and Hochland. These publications served as platforms for Jewish voices, albeit in a constrained environment where antisemitism was rampant and the freedom of expression was severely restricted. The scarcity of Kafka's articles during this time illustrates the challenges faced by Jewish literature and its critics, as well as the broader implications of censorship and cultural erasure in a totalitarian state.