The Francke Foundations in Halle an Der Saale from 1918 to 1946. Education in a Time of Political Upheaval (German, Electronic book text)

On the basis of the evaluation of extensive source material and with reference to the memories of witnesses living at the time, this study examines the effects of political upheaval in the period 1918-1946 on educational work in the long-established Francke Foundations in Halle an der Saale. Despite the problems bound up with the skepticism accorded to the Weimar Republic, it was a period that saw a new flourishing of the Foundations. By contrast, the invasive endeavours of the National Socialist state brought about their downfall. Ultimately, the legal personality of the Foundations was revoked, following the new political volte-face in 1946.