Das Judengrab; Aus Bimbos Seelenwanderungen: Zwei Erzählungen

The story follows a Jewish merchant and his family who move to a small provincial town where they face economic boycott and official indifference; after the merchant falls ill, the family fakes his death and burial so they can protect their property and live without persecution. Their ruse collides with local authorities and clergy who resist a Jewish burial, revealing communal prejudice, bureaucratic self-interest, and hypocrisy. Through the family's deception and the town's responses the narrative examines exclusion, moral compromise, and the social mechanisms that sustain discrimination in a conservative community.