犹太民族是一个苦难的民族 ,在漫长的流浪生涯中 ,他们逐渐融于周围其他民族中。在岁月的流失和时代的变迁过程中 ,欧洲的犹太人渐渐显出了差别 ,形成了所谓的“东方犹太人”和“西方犹太人”。茨威格就是属于典型的西方犹太人。在他的幼年和青年时代 ,没有其他犹太人所经历过的坎坷和磨难 ,也没有犹太文化和宗教的限制。但晚年的不幸遭遇 ,则将犹太人意识作为一个不能溶化的因子慢慢地嵌入了他的灵魂 ,这对他晚年的生活、思想、创作都产生了深刻的影响。我们研究他的思想及创作 ,就必须注意犹太意识对他的影响 The Jewish people are a tribesman who, during their long stray lives, have gradually merged with other peoples around them. During the years of loss and changes in the times, the Jews in Europe gradually showed their differences and formed the so-called “Oriental Jews” and “Western Jews.” Zweig belongs to the typical Western Jewish people. In his childhood and youth, there were no ups and downs and tribulations experienced by other Jews and no restrictions on Jewish culture and religion. However, the unfortunate experience of his later years slowly embedded Jewish consciousness into his soul as an insoluble factor, which had a profound impact on his later life, thought and creation. When we study his thoughts and creation, we must pay attention to the influence of Jewish consciousness on him