Research Catalog

Title

Canine pioneer : the extraordinary life of Rudolphina Menzel / edited by Susan Martha Kahn.

Publication

Waltham, Massachusetts : Brandeis University Press, [2022]

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Additional Authors

Kahn, Susan Martha, 1963-

Description

xv, 176 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 23 cm.

Summary

• "This book brings to light the story of Rudolphina Menzel, a fervent Zionist who was responsible for inventing the canine infrastructure in what came to be the State of Israel and for training hundreds of dogs to protect Jewish lives and property in pre-state Palestine"--
• "An insightful look at the life and legacy of a pioneer cynologist between Europe and Israel. Rudolphina Menzel (née Waltuch, 1891-1973), was a Viennese-born, Jewish chemist whose pioneering research on canine psychology, development, and behavior fundamentally shaped the ways dogs came to be trained, cared for, and understood. Between the two world wars, Menzel was known throughout Europe as one of the foremost breeders and trainers of police dogs and served as a sought-after consultant at Kummersdorf, the German military dog training institute in Berlin. She was also a fervent Zionist who was responsible for inventing the canine infrastructure in what came to be the State of Israel and for training hundreds of dogs to protect Jewish lives and property in pre-state Palestine. Teaching Jews to like dogs and training dogs to serve Jews became Menzel's unique kind of Zionist mission. Detailed and insightful, Canine Pioneer: The Extraordinary Life of Rudolphina Menzel brings to light an important piece of history. "--

Series Statement

The Tauber Institute series for the study of European Jewry

Uniform Title

Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry series (Unnumbered)

Subject

• Menzel, Rudolphina, 1891-1973
• Animal specialists > Israel > Biography
• Psychologists > Israel > Biography
• Zionists > Biography
• Dogs > Israel > History
• BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women
• HISTORY / Middle East / Israel & Palestine
• Animal specialists
• Dogs
• Psychologists
• Zionists
• Israel

Genre/Form

• Biographies.
• History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

The extraordinary life of Rudolphina Menzel / Susan Martha Kahn -- Rudolphina's early years in Austria / Monika Baár -- Rudolphina Menzel's Invention of Modern Dog Culture in Israel / Rachel Koriat -- Canine Zionism : Rudolphina Menzel and Working Dogs in Mandate Palestine / Binyamin Blum -- Rudolphina Menzel's Contributions to the British War Effort / Lea Lehavi -- Personal Recollections of Rudolphina Menzel and her Canaan Dog Breed / Myrna Shiboleth -- Rudolphina Menzel in Israeli Culture and Historiography / Tammy Bar-Joseph.

ISBN

• 9781684581221
• 1684581222
• 9781684581214
• 1684581214
• 9781684581238 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2022025345

OCLC

• 1335763644
• SCSB-14376439

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library