Were they German or were they Jewish-Germans? Because there's a big difference between the two.
I can get along with just about anybody that would describe themselves as an American. But people who describe themselves as a hyphenated American frequently hate me for who I am.
That's the entire point of the hyphen in the first place.
And no, they didn't consider themselves outside of German. That's why they called themselves "Germans of the Mosaic faith". Being German, particularly in the 1800's was something to be proud of by most Germans.
Were they German or were they Jewish-Germans? Because there's a big difference between the two.
I can get along with just about anybody that would describe themselves as an American. But people who describe themselves as a hyphenated American frequently hate me for who I am.
That's the entire point of the hyphen in the first place.
And no, they didn't consider themselves outside of German. That's why they called themselves "Germans of the Mosaic faith". Being German, particularly in the 1800's was something to be proud of by most Germans.