This study of the monthly journal »Die Freistatt« (1913/1914) concentrates on its programmatic objectives and its concept of literature. The review was the only German-Jewish periodical to represent a 'pan-Judaic' approach, distinguishing it both from liberal and Zionist Judaism in Germany at that time. This approach is largely attributable to the influence of Fritz Mordechai Kaufmann (1888-1921), whose life and work is another major subject the study focuses on.