Weimar culture was the emergence of the arts and sciences that happened in Germany during the Weimar Republic , the latter during that part of the interwar period between Germany's defeat in World War I in and Hitler's rise to power in Germany, and Berlin in particular, was fertile ground for intellectuals, artists, and innovators from many fields during the Weimar Republic years.
The social environment was chaotic, and politics were passionate. German university faculties became universally open to Jewish scholars in Nine German citizens were awarded Nobel Prizes during the Weimar Republic, five of whom were Jewish scientists, including two in medicine.
With the rise of Nazism and the ascent to power of Adolf Hitler in , many German intellectuals and cultural figures, both Jewish and non-Jewish, fled Germany for the United States , the United Kingdom , and other parts of the world. In the words of Marcus Bullock, Emeritus Professor of English at University of WisconsinโMilwaukee , "Remarkable for the way it emerged from a catastrophe, more remarkable for the way it vanished into a still greater catastrophe, the world of Weimar represents modernism in its most vivid manifestation.
By , an influx of labor had migrated to Berlin turning it into a fertile ground for the modern arts and sciences, leading to booms in trade, communications and construction. A trend that had begun before the Great War was given powerful impetus by fall of the Kaiser and royal power. In response to the shortage of pre-war accommodation and housing, tenements were built not far from the Kaiser's Stadtschloss and other majestic structures erected in honor of former nobles.
Average people began using their backyards and basements to run small shops, restaurants, and workshops. Commerce expanded rapidly, and included the establishment of Berlin's first department stores, prior to World War I.
