Georg Gustav Kubasch

Georg Gustav Kubasch ( Upper Sorbian Jurij Gustav Kubaš ; born November 15, 1845 in Schönau near Kamenz, † August 2, 1924 in Nebelschütz ) was a Sorbian pastor, editor and publicist.

Memorial stone on the Nebelschützer Friedhof

After completing primary school in Ralbitz and attending the German grammar school in Prague , he studied philosophy and theology . From 1870 to 1875 Kubasch worked as a chaplain in Königshain . He then worked in Ralbitz from 1875 to 1876 and in Nebelschütz from 1876 to 1890. As a pastor he worked again from 1890 in Ralbitz and from 1891 to 1918 in Nebelschütz.

In his youth, Kubasch developed a great Sorbian patriotic awareness. Until his death he wrote articles for Katolski Posoł and also for Serbske Nowiny . During his tenure in Nebelschütz he published the Sorbian farmers' magazine Serbski Hospodar . The latter was aimed at the farmers of Upper Lusatia . Kubasch, who has always maintained contact with the rural population, supported the founding of the Sorbian Farmers' Association with great commitment in 1888 . Since 1869 he was a member of the scientific society Maćica Serbska .

In numerous articles for the Katolski Posoł, Kubasch developed a pronounced anti-Judaism that appears mainly religiously motivated, but also serves typical anti-Semitic-racist prejudices of his time and seeks to justify action by the state and the population against “the Jews”.

Sources and individual references

Jan Šołta, Pětr Kunze, Franc Šěn (eds.): Nowy biografiski słownik k stawiznam a kulturje Serbow [New biographical dictionary on the history and culture of the Sorbs] . Ludowe nakładnistwo Domowina, Budyšin [Bautzen] 1984.

↑ "Wjetschi dźěl wschědnoho nowinaŕstwa ever we jich rukach a wot nich spisany a pschez nowiny trubja woni wschědnje do Sweta.> My Židźa smy sól a swětło Sweta, my smy kotsiž smy cžłowjestwo k zdźěłanoscźi dowjedli" - "The majority of the general newspaper business in their hands and written by them and through the newspaper they trumpet daily into the world: ›We Jews are the salt and the light of the world, it is we who helped humanity to be educated.‹ “ ; Katolski Posoł, Vol. 19, No. 2 from January 15, 1881, p. 9
↑ “W tutym pschescźěhanju židow, kaž to z Ruskeje, z Pomorskeje, z Pólskeje, z Barlina atd. cžitamy, widźimy Božu sprawnoscź. " - " In the persecution of the Jews, as we read it from Russia, Pomerania, Poland, Berlin, etc., we see God's justice. " ; Katolski Posoł, Vol. 19, No. 22 of November 19, 1881, p. 198

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SURNAME	Kubasch, Georg Gustav
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Kubaš, Jurij Gustav (Sorbian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Sorbian pastor, editor and publicist
DATE OF BIRTH	November 15, 1845
PLACE OF BIRTH	Schönau near Kamenz
DATE OF DEATH	August 2, 1924
Place of death	Nebelschütz

[1] "Wjetschi dźěl wschědnoho nowinaŕstwa ever we jich rukach a wot nich spisany a pschez nowiny trubja woni wschědnje do Sweta.> My Židźa smy sól a swětło Sweta, my smy kotsiž smy cžłowjestwo k zdźěłanoscźi dowjedli" - "The majority of the general newspaper business in their hands and written by them and through the newspaper they trumpet daily into the world: ›We Jews are the salt and the light of the world, it is we who helped humanity to be educated.‹ “ ; Katolski Posoł, Vol. 19, No. 2 from January 15, 1881, p. 9

[2] “W tutym pschescźěhanju židow, kaž to z Ruskeje, z Pomorskeje, z Pólskeje, z Barlina atd. cžitamy, widźimy Božu sprawnoscź. " - " In the persecution of the Jews, as we read it from Russia, Pomerania, Poland, Berlin, etc., we see God's justice. " ; Katolski Posoł, Vol. 19, No. 22 of November 19, 1881, p. 198