Lithuanian Jewish Communities
This volume lists, in alphabetical order, the major Jewish communities that existed in Lithuania before World War II. The name of each community is accompanied by information about it: when it was fou...
Essential Papers On Judaism And Christianity In Conflict
For the student of Jewish history, the topic of this book bears upon the very foundations of Jewish experience in Mediterranean and Western societies during the last two thousand years. Essay contribu...
Polin Volume 5: A Journal Of Polish-Jewish Studies
Now in its fifth volume, Polin is established as the leading forum for authoritative historical and cultural material on Polish and East European Jewry. Each volume contains articles presenting origin...
Two Models Of Jewish Philosophy: Justifying One's Practices
The question of how to justify our practices is central in both general and Jewish philosophy. In this book Daniel Rynhold critiques abstract approaches to justifying Jewish practice from the history ...
The 'Jewish Question' In German Literature 1749 - 1939
This book is an erudite literary study of the uneasy position of the Jews in Germany and Austria from the first pleas for Jewish emancipation during the Enlightenment to the eve of the Holocaust. Draw...
The Jewish Religion
Spanning from biblical times to the present, The Jewish Religion offers a gold mine of information on Jewish belief and practice, wisdom and culture, history and tradition. Sweeping in scope and based...
Kafka: Judaism, Politics, And Literature
Focusing on Kafka's sense of Jewish identity and knowledge of Judaism, Robertson elucidates the subtle but profound ways in which Jewish religion and culture influenced Kafka's work.
Zionism: The Crucial Phase
Zionism, as it emerged in the late 19th century, called for a grand effort to create an independent, self-governing Jewish nation. By publicly raising the flag of autonomy, it was the Zionists, ultima...
Jews And Gender: The Challenge To Hierarchy
Volume XVI in this well-received annual series contains an up-to-date survey of gender issues in modern Judaism. It includes original essays on Orthodox Judaism and feminism, American Jewish women, fe...
Studies In Contemporary Jewry: Volume XIX: Jews And The State: Dangerous Alliances And The Perils Of Privilege
Bringing together contributions from established scholars from multiple disciplines and countries, Volume XIX of Studies in Contemporary Jewry offers a comparative view of alliances between Jewish com...
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