Judaism Books
Columbia University Press The Duplicity of Philosophys Shadow
Book SynopsisElliot R. Wolfson intervenes in the debate over Martin Heidegger and Nazism from a unique perspective, as a scholar of Jewish mysticism and philosophy who has been profoundly influenced by Heidegger’s work. He reveals crucial aspects of Heidegger’s thinking that betray an affinity with dimensions of Jewish thought.Trade ReviewIf Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe was right when stating that the ‘secret of Nazism is buried in Heidegger,’ we must face down this troubled legacy. Elliot Wolfson leads us to the uncomfortable zone of true thinking. Without condemnation but on the razor’s edge of incessant probing, the work calls up a recasting of political engagement. Mere condemnation or strategies of avoidance can no longer cut it. -- Avital Ronell, New York UniversityThe Duplicity of Philosophy's Shadow represents one of the most sustained and creative engagements with the legacy of Heidegger. Rather than marginalize Heidegger and ostracize those who engage his writings, Wolfson instead opts for critical engagement and intellectual honesty. His poetic wrestling is simultaneously exciting and timely. -- Aaron W. Hughes, University of RochesterIn The Duplicity of Philosophy’s Shadow, Wolfson gathers together immense amounts of documentation and compresses it into a lively, readable analysis that combines scope and comprehensiveness with incisive focus on the core issues. He has the talent and the patience to deliver the painstaking labor necessary to provide such syntheses. Wolfson’s scholarly expertise deeply impresses this work with his own signature. -- William Franke, Vanderbilt UniversityNeither apologetic nor denunciatory, Wolfson masterfully summons the lucidity of a philosopher, the erudition of a scholar, and the profoundness of a mystic to face one of modern thought’s most disturbing riddles: how could Heidegger bring so much philosophical light and evince so much political darkness? In this powerful, crepuscular display, Heideggerian and kabbalistic insights on the ambiguity of truth converge to elucidate the philosopher’s very darkness as the shadow of his philosophical radiance. -- Elad Lapidot, Free University of BerlinThis rich scholarly treatment of Heidegger's social, political, and philosophical life adds a voice to Heideggerian studies that should not be missed....Highly recommended. * Choice *Elliot Wolfson’s The Duplicity of Philosophy’s Shadow: Heidegger, Nazism, and the Jewish Other is, in my opinion, the most sophisticated engagement with the 'problem' of Martin Heidegger’s Nazism in the English language * Reading Religion *Table of ContentsPreface: Calculating Heidegger’s Miscalculation1. Barbaric Enchantment: From Existential Ontology to Abyssal Meontology2. Nomadism, Homelessness, and the Obfuscation of Being3. Jewish Time and the Historiographical Eclipse of Historical Destiny4. Being’s Tragedy: Heidegger’s Silence and the Ring of Solitude5. Political Disavowal: Truth and Concealing the Unconcealment6. Heidegger, Balaam, and the Duplicity of Philosophy’s ShadowAfterwordNotesBibliographyIndex
£79.20
University of Illinois Press History of a Tragedy
Book SynopsisA concise retelling of the Sephardic Jews’ grim story Trade Review"This is an exemplary work of humane scholarship that informs its readers and illuminates its subject, and is deserving of the highest praise."--International History Review
£28.80
University of Illinois Press Catholics and Jews in TwentiethCentury America
Book SynopsisProviding insights of Catholic and Jewish commentators and religious leaders, this work recounts the transformation of a relationship of irreconcilable enmity to one of respectful coexistence and constructive dialogue. Focusing on the Catholic doctrinal view of the Jews and its ramifications, it traces the historical roots of anti-semitism.Trade ReviewKenneth Kingery Scholarly Book Award, Council for Wisconsin Writers, 2002.“[Feldman] takes up the American Jewish-Catholic relationship and its remarkable development over the course of the twentieth century. In doing so he has given a precious gift to both communities. . . . I would commend him for his balance and sure-footedness while narrating a number of extremely complex and sensitive issues and incidents. I can highly recommend this book.”--Moment"In a lucid and comprehensive overview of Catholic/Jewish relations in the twentieth century, Dr. Feldman provides depth of historical perspective and analysis to the major issues affecting relations between two critical American religious minorities. A combination of first-rate scholarship and eminently readable prose."--Steven Bayme, director of Contemporary Jewish Life, American Jewish Committee
£29.70
University of Illinois Press Jewish Feminists
Book SynopsisHow Jewishness and feminism converged in the life histories of twentieth-century activistsTrade Review"A well-researched analysis of the complimentary yet sometimes tension-inducing interactions between Judaism, Jewishness, and feminism."--Jewish Book World"Pinsky creates an artful map of shifting Jewish feminist identities over time."--Shofar"Recommended."--Choice “Pinsky's work introduces the unique cultural experience of Jews into the feminist dialogue with much success. . . .Informative and enjoyable from chapter to chapter.”--Contemporary Sociology"Delightful to read, this book provides an underrepresented perspective in Jewish women's studies and significant evidence about the ways individuals negotiate changes brought about by social movements."--Rebecca T. Alpert, author of Whose Torah? A Concise Guide to Progressive Judaism"An enjoyable, thoughtful book that connects theoretical questions to the embodied lived experience of Jewish feminists."--Caryn Aviv, coauthor of New Jews: The End of the Jewish Diaspora
£16.14
Indiana University Press Bukharan Jews and the Dynamics of Global Judaism
Book SynopsisTells an intimate and personal story of what it means to be Bukharan JewishTrade ReviewThis study of the Jewish communities of Central Asia—primarily the cities of Tashkent, Bukhara, and Samarkand, and smaller surrounding settlements—is an impressive synthesis of ethnography and cultural history. It is the product of many years of patient interviews, participant observation, and archival research. * AJS Review *Much interest will be provoked by this book in the transformation of Bukharan Jewish self-identity and especially the varieties of their Jewishness. Within these wide categories, this beautifully presented and well-written monograph adds to our understanding of this community. * Slavic Review *[This] book is an important work that offers readers a insightful perspective of a Jewish group as it is transformed and shaped. . . The book is well written, well argued, and very readable. It will definitely become a must read in curricula dealing not only with Jewish studies but nationalities, Diaspora, and minorities studies as well. * H-Judaic *It is a rare edited volume that keeps readers moving from chapter to chapter like a single-author book, but that is precisely what 'Ethnographies of the State in Central Asia' accomplishes. Including authors from a range of academic fields, it is positioned as a contribution to the interdisciplinary body of literature on ethnographically analysing 'the state', and incorporates rich and engaging case studies from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Xinjiang. * Central Asian Survey *Bukharan Jews and the dynamics of global Judaism makes an original and exciting contribution to the anthropology of Jewish communities and promises to become an important reference-point in social studies of Judaism. Alanna Cooper's engaging study of the Bukharan Jews (or the Jews of Central Asia) takes the reader on a journey throughout the centuries and discusses a wide range of issues in the history and anthropology both of this specific community and of Judaism in general. * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *Bukharan Jews and the Dynamics of Global Judaism is an important contribution to Jewish Studies, shining a light on a neglected area of the Jewish world that deserves more attention. * Journal of Folklore Research *By considering a community at the 'periphery' of the Jewish world, Cooper aims to reflect on the wider faith and culture.8/9/13 * Times Literary Supplement *[T]his is a readable, illuminating, and in many ways pathbreaking book. . . . Highly recommended. * Choice *Based on a wealth of different kinds of source materials and together with the challenging questions she raises, Cooper produces a broad and interesting picture of a lesser-studied and understood group of Jews, which despite a common name are becoming distinguished units based on location, the length of time they have been living there and outside influences. * AJL Reviews *Bukharan Jews and the Dynamics of Global Judaism is written in an engaging style, not laden with jargon or with so much detail as to lose the inattentive reader. Cooper situates her work within Jewish studies, but she provides enough explanation of her key interests and questions that a reader who knows little about Judaism will still find the work very accessible. Likewise, non-anthropologists will find her explanations of method and theory to be useful and easily understood. * Nationalities Papers *Overall, Bukharan Jews and the Dynamics of Global Judaism contributes to the growing field of Jewish ethnography, especially in its concentration on an understudied Jewish group that reveals the significance of contestation to understanding diaspora communities. Methodologically, Cooper's focus on contestations and conversations and her incorporation of historiographic material in addition to ethnographic work are also valuable. This ethnography will be of particular interest to students and scholars of the anthropology of Jews, Jewish studies more broadly, and diaspora and migration studies. * American Ethnologist *Every serious student of Jewish history should read this book. * Jewish Link *Table of ContentsPreface: Reining in Diaspora's MarginsAcknowledgmentsPart 1. Introduction1. First Encounter: Bukharan Jewish Immigrants in an Ashkenazi School in New York2. Writing Bukharan Jewish History: Memory, Authority, and PeoplehoodPart 2. Eighteenth-Century Conversations3. An Emissary from the Holy Land in Central Asia4. Revisiting the Story of the Emissary from the Holy LandPart 3. Nineteenth-Century Conversations5. Russian Colonialism and Central Asian Jewish Routes6. A Matter of Meat: Local and Global Religious Leaders in Conversation7. Building a Neighborhood and Constructing Bukharan Jewish IdentityPart 4. Twentieth-Century Conversations8. Local Jewish Forms9. International Jewish Organizations Encounter Local Jewish Community Life10. Varieties of Bukharan Jewishness11. Negotiating Authenticity and Identity: Bukharan Jews Encounter Each Other and the Self12. Jewish History as a ConversationNotesBibliographyIndex
£21.59
MH - Indiana University Press Elie Wiesel Jewish Literary and Moral Perspectives Jewish Literature and Culture
Book SynopsisAdds depth to our understanding of the impact of this important man of letters and towering international figureTrade ReviewThere is no getting our minds entirely around this immense figure, but the editors come pretty close....This book is an absolute requirement for all university libraries and Jewish institutions; a pleasure for any educated reader. * Jewish Book World *[An] illuminating collection of 24 academic essays . . . [and a] valuable look back on Wiesel's heroic authorial career. * Publishers Weekly *Close, scholarly readings of a master storyteller's fiction, memoirs and essays suggest his uncommon breadth and depth...Criticism that enhances the appreciation of readers well-versed in the author's work. * Kirkus Reviews *Within this book, prominent scholars in the fields of Biblical, Rabbinic, Hasidic, Holocaust, and literary studies offer fascinating and innovative analyses of Wiesel's texts as well as enlightening commentaries on his considerable influence as a teacher and as a moral voice for human rights. By exploring the varied aspects of Wiesel's multifaceted career—his texts on the Bible, the Talmud, and Hasidism as well as his literary works, his teaching, and his testimony—this thought-provoking volume adds depth to our understanding of the impact of this important man of letters and towering international figure. * Examiner.com *By exploring the varied aspects of Wiesel's multifaceted career—his texts on the Bible, the Talmud, morality and Hasidism as well as his literary works, his teaching, and his testimony—this thought provoking volume adds considerable depth to our understanding of his impact. * New York Journal of Books *Katz and Rosen's rich and accessible volume deepens our understanding of Wiesel's role as an intellectual and literary figure: a seminal Holocaust writer and witness, an innovative moral thinker, and an interpreter of Jewish texts and traditions. In sustained, consistent, and fluid analyses, the contributors provide powerful new insights and interpretations. It will remain the definitive collection of critical thinking onWiesel for years to come. * Holocaust and Genocide Studies *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction \ Alan RosenPart 1. Bible and Talmud 1. Alone with God: Wiesel's Writings on the Bible \ Joel Rosenberg 2. Wiesel as Interpreter of Biblical Narrative \ Everett Fox 3. Wiesel and Rabbi Akiva \ Joseph Polak 4. Wiesel and the Stories of the Rabbis \ Reuven KimelmanPart 2. Hasidism 5. Wiesel in the Context of Neo-Hasidism \ Arthur Green 6. Reflections on Wiesel's Hasidic Tales \ Steven T. Katz 7. Yearning for Sacred Place: Wiesel's Hasidic Tales and Postwar Hasidism \ Nehemia Polen 8. The Hasidic Spark and the Holocaust \ Gershon GreenbergPart 3. Belles Lettres 9. Lot's Wife and "A Plea for the Dead": Commemoration, Memory, and Shame \ Nancy Harrowitz 10. The Storyteller in History: Shoah Memory and the Idea of the Novel \ Sara R. Horowitz 11. Wiesel's Post-Auschwitz Shema Yisrael \ Alan L. Berger 12. Dreams and Dialogues: Wiesel's Holocaust Memories \ Ellen S. Fine 13. The Trauma of History in The Gates of the Forest \ Victoria Aarons 14. Victims, Executioners, and the Ethics of Political Violence: A Levinasian Reading of Dawn \ Jonathan DrukerPart 4. Testimony 15. Dialectic Living and Thinking: Wiesel as Storyteller and Interpreter of the Shoah \ Irving Greenberg 16. Wiesel's Aggadic Outcry \ David Patterson 17. Whose Testimony? The Confusion of Fiction with Fact \ Lawrence L. Langer 18. Wiesel's Testament \ Oren Baruch Stier 19. Améry, Levi, Wiesel: The Futility of Holocaust Testimony \ Alvin H. RosenfeldPart 5. Legacies 20. With Shadows and With Song: Learning, Listening, Teaching \ Alan Rosen 21. Teaching through Words, Teaching through Silence: Education after (and about) Auschwitz \ Reinhold Boschki 22. Toward a Methodology of Wonder \ Ariel Burger 23. Wiesel's Contribution to a Christian Understanding of Judaism \ John K. Roth 24. Conscience \ Irwin CotlerContributorsIndex
£21.59
Indiana University Press Judaism Liberalism and Political Theology
Book SynopsisProposes a new and richly detailed engagement between Judaism and the political.Trade ReviewThe editors have done their work well and supplied a very faithful summary of the contributor's labours, while the contribuotrs themselves have shown exemplary diligence and intellectual clarity for which this reader is extremely grateful. * The Muslim World Book Review *[Proposes] a new and richly detailed engagement between Judaism and the political.Fall 2014 * Jewish Book World *The collection's sharp and nuanced insights into the role of Judaism (real or imagined) in the discourse of political theology, and its corrective to the ways that in which Judaism has been misrepresented and abused by this important stream of modern thought, are urgent, enlightening, and highly recommended reading. * H-Judaic *Table of ContentsIntroduction Randi Rashkover and Martin KavkaPart I. Judaism and Liberalism1. Spinoza and the Possibility Condition of Modern Judaism, Jerome Copulsky2. Plato Prophesied the Revelation: The Philosophico-Political Theology of Strauss'Philosophy and Law and the Guidance of Hermann Cohen, Dana Hollander 3. What Do the Dead Deserve?: Towards A Critique of Jewish Political Theology, Martin Kavka4. The Zionism of Hannah Arendt 1941-1948, Eric JacobsonPart II. Messianism, Miracle and Power 5. Power and Israel in Martin Buber's Critique of Carl Schmitt's Political Theology, Gregory Kaplan6. The Political Theology of Ethical Monotheism, Daniel Weidner7. The Miraculous Birth of the Given, Daniel BrandesPart III. Ethics, Law and the Universal 8. Bad Jews, Authentic Jews, Figural Jews, Sarah Hammerschlag9. The Patient Gesture: Law, Liberalism, and Talmud, Zachary BraitermanPart IV. The Mosaic Distinction10. Reason within the Bounds of Religion, Robert Erlewine11. The Impossibility of the Prohibition of Images, Oona Eisenstadt 12.From Distortion to Displacement: Freud and the Mosaic Distinction, Brian Britt 13. Monotheism as a Political Problem, Bruce Rosenstock ContributorsIndex
£59.50
Indiana University Press Judaism Liberalism and Political Theology
Book SynopsisProposes a new and richly detailed engagement between Judaism and the political.Trade ReviewThe editors have done their work well and supplied a very faithful summary of the contributor's labours, while the contribuotrs themselves have shown exemplary diligence and intellectual clarity for which this reader is extremely grateful. * The Muslim World Book Review *[Proposes] a new and richly detailed engagement between Judaism and the political.Fall 2014 * Jewish Book World *The collection's sharp and nuanced insights into the role of Judaism (real or imagined) in the discourse of political theology, and its corrective to the ways that in which Judaism has been misrepresented and abused by this important stream of modern thought, are urgent, enlightening, and highly recommended reading. * H-Judaic *Table of ContentsIntroduction Randi Rashkover and Martin KavkaPart I. Judaism and Liberalism1. Spinoza and the Possibility Condition of Modern Judaism, Jerome Copulsky2. Plato Prophesied the Revelation: The Philosophico-Political Theology of Strauss'Philosophy and Law and the Guidance of Hermann Cohen, Dana Hollander 3. What Do the Dead Deserve?: Towards A Critique of Jewish Political Theology, Martin Kavka4. The Zionism of Hannah Arendt 1941-1948, Eric JacobsonPart II. Messianism, Miracle and Power 5. Power and Israel in Martin Buber's Critique of Carl Schmitt's Political Theology, Gregory Kaplan6. The Political Theology of Ethical Monotheism, Daniel Weidner7. The Miraculous Birth of the Given, Daniel BrandesPart III. Ethics, Law and the Universal 8. Bad Jews, Authentic Jews, Figural Jews, Sarah Hammerschlag9. The Patient Gesture: Law, Liberalism, and Talmud, Zachary BraitermanPart IV. The Mosaic Distinction10. Reason within the Bounds of Religion, Robert Erlewine11. The Impossibility of the Prohibition of Images, Oona Eisenstadt 12.From Distortion to Displacement: Freud and the Mosaic Distinction, Brian Britt 13. Monotheism as a Political Problem, Bruce Rosenstock ContributorsIndex
£25.19
Indiana University Press Franz Rosenzweigs Conversions
Book SynopsisFranz Rosenzweig's near-conversion to Christianity in the summer of 1913 and his subsequent decision three months later to recommit himself to Judaism is one of the foundational narratives of modern Jewish thought. This book presents an examination of this important time in Rosenzweig's life.Trade ReviewThe book's scholarship . . . sets the proper tone in understanding the personal searching, frustration, and successful merging of religion and philosophy of the celebrated author of The Star of Redemption. . . . Recommended. * Choice *[E]xcellent . . . . * Jewish Review of Books *[Pollock's] book is a welcome contribution that helps us better appreciate Rosenzweig's engagement with Marcionism and its role in the development of his thought. * H-Judaic *This work sheds a new and compelling light on the trajectory of Rosenzweig's thought and is highly recommended to undergraduates, graduates, and scholars of Jewish studies. * Religious Studies Review *Table of ContentsPreface and AcknowledgementsIntroduction: Explaining Rosenzweig's Near-Conversion and Return1. Revelation and World-Skepticism: Rosenzweig's Early Marcionism2. Christian "World Activity" and the Historical Reconciliation of Soul and World: Rosenzweig's (Near-) Conversion3. "Ich bleibe also Jude": Judaism, Redemption, and the World4. World Denial and World Redemption in The Star of RedemptionConclusion: Life and Thought RevisitedNotesBibliographyIndex
£45.00
Indiana University Press Rethinking the Messianic Idea in Judaism
Book SynopsisOver the centuries, the messianic tradition has provided the language through which modern Jewish philosophers, socialists, and Zionists envisioned a utopian future. This book helps you ask new questions and provide new ways of thinking about this enduring Jewish idea.Trade ReviewLehrer and Meng have edited an important interdisciplinary work, which should make an immediate impact on the field of Polish Jewish Studies. * Religious Studies Review *[A]ppropriate for academic collections that are either comprehensive or include a specialization on messianism.Sept 2015 * AJL Reviews *Table of ContentsIntroductionMichael L. Morgan and Steven Weitzman Part I. Blurred Lines and Open Secrets in Early Jewish Messianism1. Messianism between Judaism and Christianity Annette Yoshiko Reed 2. He that Cometh Out: On How to Disclose a Messianic Secret Steven Weitzman Part II. Between Here and Eternity in Medieval Judaism3. Maimonides and the Idea of a Deflationary Messiah Kenneth Seeskin4. 'And the Crooked Shall be Made Straight': Twisted Messianic Visions, and a Maimonidean Corrective Menachen Kellner5. Seeking the Symmetry of Time: The Messianic Age in Medieval Chronology Elisheva Carlebach Part III. Messianism and Ethics in Modern Jewish Thought6. Messianism and Ethics Matt Goldish7. To Infinity and Beyond: Cohen and Rosenzweig on Comportment towards Redemption Benjamin Pollock8. Levinas and Messianism Michael L. MorganPart IV. Politics and Anti-Politics in Contemporary Jewish Messianism9. What Zvi Yehudah Kook Wrought: The Theopolitical Radicalization of Religious ZionismShai Held10. Messianic Religious Zionism and the Reintroduction of Sacrifice: The Case of the Temple InstituteMotti Inbari11. The Muted Messiah: The Aversion to Messianic Forms of Zionism in Modern Orthodox ThoughtDavid Shatz12. The Divine/Human Messiah and Religious Deviance: Rethinking Chabad MessianismShaul Magid Part V. Messianism between Religious and Secular Imagination13. Isadore Isou's Messianism Awry Cosana Eram14. Arthur A. Cohen's Messianic Fiction Emily Kopley15. Reading Messianically with Gershom Scholem Martin KavkaIndex
£77.35
Indiana University Press Rethinking the Messianic Idea in Judaism
Book SynopsisOver the centuries, the messianic tradition has provided the language through which modern Jewish philosophers, socialists, and Zionists envisioned a utopian future. This book helps you ask questions and provide new ways of thinking about this enduring Jewish idea.Trade ReviewLehrer and Meng have edited an important interdisciplinary work, which should make an immediate impact on the field of Polish Jewish Studies. * Religious Studies Review *[A]ppropriate for academic collections that are either comprehensive or include a specialization on messianism.Sept 2015 * AJL Reviews *Table of ContentsIntroductionMichael L. Morgan and Steven Weitzman Part I. Blurred Lines and Open Secrets in Early Jewish Messianism1. Messianism between Judaism and Christianity Annette Yoshiko Reed 2. He that Cometh Out: On How to Disclose a Messianic Secret Steven Weitzman Part II. Between Here and Eternity in Medieval Judaism3. Maimonides and the Idea of a Deflationary Messiah Kenneth Seeskin4. 'And the Crooked Shall be Made Straight': Twisted Messianic Visions, and a Maimonidean Corrective Menachen Kellner5. Seeking the Symmetry of Time: The Messianic Age in Medieval Chronology Elisheva Carlebach Part III. Messianism and Ethics in Modern Jewish Thought6. Messianism and Ethics Matt Goldish7. To Infinity and Beyond: Cohen and Rosenzweig on Comportment towards Redemption Benjamin Pollock8. Levinas and Messianism Michael L. MorganPart IV. Politics and Anti-Politics in Contemporary Jewish Messianism9. What Zvi Yehudah Kook Wrought: The Theopolitical Radicalization of Religious ZionismShai Held10. Messianic Religious Zionism and the Reintroduction of Sacrifice: The Case of the Temple InstituteMotti Inbari11. The Muted Messiah: The Aversion to Messianic Forms of Zionism in Modern Orthodox ThoughtDavid Shatz12. The Divine/Human Messiah and Religious Deviance: Rethinking Chabad MessianismShaul Magid Part V. Messianism between Religious and Secular Imagination13. Isadore Isou's Messianism Awry Cosana Eram14. Arthur A. Cohen's Messianic Fiction Emily Kopley15. Reading Messianically with Gershom Scholem Martin KavkaIndex
£31.50
Indiana University Press The Radical American Judaism of Mordecai M.
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAll in all, an interesting, stimulating, and well-done analysis of Kaplan's life and thought. All students of contemporary Jewish life will benefit from reading this excellent study. * Jewish Media Review *I've read a lot of Kaplan. I even used to sneak peeks at his personal correspondences when I worked in his archive at RRC. This book by Mel Scult is by far the best on Kaplan's ideas. Heck, it is even better than Kaplan himself because Scult does an amazing job of tying together loose threads and making Kaplan more readable. -- Rabbi Howard Cohen[This book has] frequent quotations from Kaplan's writings . . . his diary underlines the deep attachement of Kaplan to the Jewish people, to the evolution and expansion of Judaism as a force for all humankind. . . [Mel Scult] agrees that Kaplan was . . . a heretic who reconstructed Judaism from its increasing loss of significance into a vital and meaningful force in contemporary life. . . The Radical American Judaism of Mordecai M. Kaplan is true to its title, rigorously examining Kaplan's bold thinking and innovative contributions to Jewish life in America. * Jewish Book Council *[T]his book is the work of a mature scholar. It displays the erudition Scult has acquired over a lifetime of research on Kaplan and is unparalleled in its clarity as well as in the breadth and depth of its treatment of Kaplan—his writings, his achievements, and his meaning for Judaism and the Jewish people today and in the future. * The American Jewish Archives Journal *The book is highly readable—at times almost colloquial in its language and style—and is recommended for anybody with a familiarity with Kaplan but who wants to understand his thought within a broader context. * AJL Reviews *[T]his new volume represents a clear contribution to scholarship. It situates Kaplan within the development of twentieth-century American Jewish thought and considers the intellectual influences and interlocutors that led Kaplan to the sometimes contradictory religious positions he adopted. * American Jewish History *Mel Scult, professor emeritus at Brooklyn College, explores the ways in which Mordecai Kaplan, the only rabbi to have been excommunicated by the Orthodox rabbinical establishment in America, was a radical. Using Kaplan's 27-volume diary, Scult places Kaplan's thought in conversation with other thinkers like Spinoza, Emerson, Ahad Ha-Am, John Dewey, and Abraham Joshua Heschel. * NBN New Books Network Jewish Studies *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction1. Excommunications: Kaplan and Spinoza2. Self-Reliance: Kaplan and Emerson3. Nationalism and Righteousness: Ahad Ha-Am and Matthew Arnold4. Universalism and Pragmatism: Felix Adler, William James, and John Dewey5. Kaplan and Peoplehood: Judaism as a Civilization and Zionism6. Kaplan and His God: An Ambivalent Relationship7. Kaplan's Theology: Beyond Supernaturalism8. Salvation: The Goal of Religion9. Salvation Embodied: The Vehicle of Mitzvot10. Mordecai the Pious: Kaplan and Heschel11. The Law: Halakhah and Ethics12. Kaplan and the Problem of Evil: Cutting the Gordian KnotConclusionAppendix: "Thirteen Wants" of Mordecai Kaplan ReconstructedNotesSelected Bibliography and Note on SourcesIndex
£21.59
Indiana University Press Zionists in Interwar Czechoslovakia Minority
Book SynopsisTrade Review[W]ell researched and meticulously cited . . . Recommended. * Choice *Lichtenstein is to be commended for writing what promises to be a definitive account of Jewish minority nationalism in interwar Czechoslovakia. . . The detailed geographic and ideological contextualization of the Czech case study will interest all scholars researching Jewish history in central and eastern Europe, as well as the history of nation-building in modern Europe. * Slavic Review *Lichtenstein's book makes a dynamic contribution to the recent historiography of the Jewish experience in twentieth century. * Hungarian Historical Review *Zionists in Interwar Czechoslovakia is a powerful study of interwar Zionism in Czechoslovakia that both complicates the picture and draws simple and useful parallels to contemporaneous developments in Europe * Austrian Studies *This richly detailed monograph, based on an array of archival and contemporary secondary sources, is a welcome addition to modern European, but especially modern Jewish, historiography. * European History Quarterly *Lichtenstein's book is of utmost importance for the understanding of Zionism as a national movement beyond the national project in Palestine. * East Central Europe *[A] well-documented and insightful monograph. * American Historical Review *Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsList of Place NamesIntroduction: Making Jews at Home1. The Jews of Czechoslovakia—A Mosaic of Cultures2. Jewish Power and Powerlessness: Zionists, Czechs and the Paris Peace Conference3. Mapping Jews: Social Science and the Making of Czechoslovak Jewry4. Conquering Communities: Zionists, Cultural Renewal, and the State5. A Stateless Nation's Territory: Zionists and the Jewish Schools6. Making New Jews: Maccabi in Czechoslovakia7. Promised Lands: Zionism and Communism in Interwar CzechoslovakiaEpilogue: "A Storm of Barbarism"NotesBibliographyIndex
£35.10
Indiana University Press Writing Jewish Culture Paradoxes in Ethnography
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWriting Jewish Culture is a significant work in the field of Jewish Studies as well as German-Jewish and Yiddish literature and will be of great interest to scholars in these fields. * Slavic Review *Writing Jewish Culture looks at the ethnographic issues while defining Jewishness in a very fresh, sophisticated way. The contributors in this volume are accomplished and unmatched scholars. It is a very timely and important addition to the literature on Jewish ethnography. * Washington Book Review *This book significantly contributes to our knowledge of Jewish ethnography, history, literature, and culture and should be very interesting for scholars as well as a wider audience. * The Russian Review *Table of ContentsNote on Transliteration and NamesIntroduction / Andreas Kilcher and Gabriella SafranPart 1: Reinventing the "Jews" in Ethnographic Writing1. The Voice of a Native Informer: Salomon Maimon Describes Life in Polish Lithuania / Liliane Weissberg 2. Legends of Authenticity: Das Buch von den polnischen Juden (1916) by S. J. Agnon and Ahron Eliasberg / Sylvia Jaworski3. The Cold Order and the Eros of Storytelling: Joseph Roth's "Exotic Jews" / Andreas Kilcher4. Yiddish Ethnographic Poetics and Moyshe Kulbak's "Vilne" / Jordan FinkinPart 2: Seeing, Hearing, and Reading Jews5. Listening in the Dark: The Yiddish Folklorists' Claim of a Russian Genealogy / Gabriella Safran6. Ethnoliterary Modernity: Jewish Ethnography and Literature in the Russian Empire and Poland (1890-1930) / Annette Werberger7. Imagining the Wandering Jew in Modernity: Exegesis and Ethnography in Feuchtwanger's Jud Süss / Galit Hasan-Rokem8. Exclusion and Inclusion: Ethnography of War in Kriegsgefangene (1916) and Das Ostjüdische Antlitz (1920) / Eva Edelmann-Ohler9. Avant-Garde Authenticity: Ethnography and Identity in Moï Ver's Photobook Ein Ghetto im Osten / Samuel SpinnerPart 3: Spaces of Jewish Ethnography between Diaspora and Nation10. Zionism's Ethnographic Knowledge: Leo Motzkin's and Heinrich York-Steiner's Narratives of Palestine (1898-1904) / Alexander Alon11. Eastern Europe in Argentina: Yiddish Travelogues and the Exploration of Jewish Diaspora / Tamar LewinskyPart 4: Politics and the Addressee of Ethnography12. From Custom Book to Folk Culture: Minhag and the Roots of Jewish Ethnography / Nathaniel Deutsch13. In Search of the Exotic: "Jewish Houses" and Synagogues in Russian Travel Notes / Alla Sokolova14. Ballads of Strangers: Constructing "Ethnographic Moments" in Jewish Folklore / Dani SchrireAppendicesNote to ReadersA. What Is Jewish Ethnography? (Handbook for Fieldworkers) / Naftoli Vaynig and Khayim Khayes, Translated by Jordan FinkinB. Research Your Shtetl / H. Aleksandrov, Translated by Jordan FinkinC. "A Strange Experience" / A. Almi, Translated by Gabriella SafranList of ContributorsIndex
£59.50
Indiana University Press Writing Jewish Culture Paradoxes in Ethnography
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWriting Jewish Culture is a significant work in the field of Jewish Studies as well as German-Jewish and Yiddish literature and will be of great interest to scholars in these fields. * Slavic Review *Writing Jewish Culture looks at the ethnographic issues while defining Jewishness in a very fresh, sophisticated way. The contributors in this volume are accomplished and unmatched scholars. It is a very timely and important addition to the literature on Jewish ethnography. * Washington Book Review *This book significantly contributes to our knowledge of Jewish ethnography, history, literature, and culture and should be very interesting for scholars as well as a wider audience. * The Russian Review *Table of ContentsNote on Transliteration and NamesIntroduction / Andreas Kilcher and Gabriella SafranPart 1: Reinventing the "Jews" in Ethnographic Writing1. The Voice of a Native Informer: Salomon Maimon Describes Life in Polish Lithuania / Liliane Weissberg 2. Legends of Authenticity: Das Buch von den polnischen Juden (1916) by S. J. Agnon and Ahron Eliasberg / Sylvia Jaworski3. The Cold Order and the Eros of Storytelling: Joseph Roth's "Exotic Jews" / Andreas Kilcher4. Yiddish Ethnographic Poetics and Moyshe Kulbak's "Vilne" / Jordan FinkinPart 2: Seeing, Hearing, and Reading Jews5. Listening in the Dark: The Yiddish Folklorists' Claim of a Russian Genealogy / Gabriella Safran6. Ethnoliterary Modernity: Jewish Ethnography and Literature in the Russian Empire and Poland (1890-1930) / Annette Werberger7. Imagining the Wandering Jew in Modernity: Exegesis and Ethnography in Feuchtwanger's Jud Süss / Galit Hasan-Rokem8. Exclusion and Inclusion: Ethnography of War in Kriegsgefangene (1916) and Das Ostjüdische Antlitz (1920) / Eva Edelmann-Ohler9. Avant-Garde Authenticity: Ethnography and Identity in Moï Ver's Photobook Ein Ghetto im Osten / Samuel SpinnerPart 3: Spaces of Jewish Ethnography between Diaspora and Nation10. Zionism's Ethnographic Knowledge: Leo Motzkin's and Heinrich York-Steiner's Narratives of Palestine (1898-1904) / Alexander Alon11. Eastern Europe in Argentina: Yiddish Travelogues and the Exploration of Jewish Diaspora / Tamar LewinskyPart 4: Politics and the Addressee of Ethnography12. From Custom Book to Folk Culture: Minhag and the Roots of Jewish Ethnography / Nathaniel Deutsch13. In Search of the Exotic: "Jewish Houses" and Synagogues in Russian Travel Notes / Alla Sokolova14. Ballads of Strangers: Constructing "Ethnographic Moments" in Jewish Folklore / Dani SchrireAppendicesNote to ReadersA. What Is Jewish Ethnography? (Handbook for Fieldworkers) / Naftoli Vaynig and Khayim Khayes, Translated by Jordan FinkinB. Research Your Shtetl / H. Aleksandrov, Translated by Jordan FinkinC. "A Strange Experience" / A. Almi, Translated by Gabriella SafranList of ContributorsIndex
£25.19
Indiana University Press The Last Rabbi
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewKolbrener's work is an erudite and remarkably thoughtful demonstration of a pivot in method that yields a new vision of a well-known Jewish intellectual. * Religious Studies Review *The Last Rabbi is a learned, compelling, and challenging read, not only about Soloveitchik's work, but about the person, and the struggles of being "the last rabbi." * AJS Review *Kolbrener's provocative work offers an insightful new interpretation of a major twentieth-century religious thinker. * Religious Studies Review *The author, William Kolbrenner, a professor of English at Bar Ilan University, weaves his interests in Jewish thought and literature into his powerful examination, providing readers with a 'thought biography' that challenges us to consider Rabbi Soloveitchik as the 'reluctant modern.' * Jewish Book Council *Recommended. * Choice *Kolbrenner masterfully weaves a portrait of a very brilliant and complex individual who both successfully and unsuccessfully straddled the lines between the Yeshiva World and the world of Philosophy. * Jewish History Channel *The Last Rabbi provides a refreshingly new and different understanding of this enigmatic figureAlthough much of Kolbrener's foray into Soloveitchik's psyche is speculative, it does provide an innovative and fascinating new perspective on one of the most important, yet elusive, Jewish thinkers of the past century. For those interested in Jewish though, this is certainly a thought-provoking read. * Times Higher Education *This revolutionary work offers a powerful lens through which to read the writings of the pioneering 20th-Century talmudist and Jewish philosopher, Rabbi Joseph Ber Soloveitchik, the driving force behind American modern OrthodoxyKolbrener's work musters a dazzling panoply of Jewish and general sources to re-examine the life and works of the most influential American talmudist. The Last Rabbi is a challenging, yet rewarding, read and ironically raises the threshold for future studies of Soloveitchik to the extent that this work may itself be the "last". * Jewish Chronicle *Table of ContentsAbbreviations of WorksPreface Introduction: The Making of Joseph Soloveitchik and the Unmaking of Talmudic TraditionPart I: Talmudic Tradition: Mourning 1. Hermeneutics of Rabbinic Mourning 2. Pluralism, Rabbinic Poetry and Dispute Part II: Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik: Melancholy Interlude: Primal Scene in Pruzhna 3. Love, Repentance, Sublimation 4. Joseph Soloveitchik, A Melancholy Modern 5. Beyond the Law: Repentance and Gendered Memory 6. From Interpretive Conquest to Antithetic Ethics Conclusion: The Last Rabbi and Talmudic Irony Notes Index
£40.50
Indiana University Press The Case for Auschwitz
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAlthough at times potentially difficult for the lay reader, this book is worth reading for its explanation of how and why Auschwitz became central in the Irving-Lipstadt trial, as well as why the gas chambers have become so important for Holocaust denial. It is a significant contribution to the Holocaust canon. * Jewish Book Council *Readers of this book, which will become the sine qua non of all writing about the Holocaust, should be warned that it describes the gruesome nature of Holocaust history, and the equally gruesome role of those who have sought to deny it. * The Jerusalem Post *Fascinating insights into the conduct of the case and the main personalities . . . * Jewish Chronicle *The bulk of the book is the methodical and chilling presentation of materials presented at the trial . . . interwoven with Irving's testimony and defense. Van Pelt has arranged an enormous amount of complex material succinctly and to great effect. Read as a whole, the book is a stunning courtroom drama and a vital document of historical evidence. This is an important addition to Holocaust literature and 20th-century history. * Publishers Weekly (starred review) *The Irving case has done for the new century what the Nuremberg tribunals or the Eichmann trial did for earlier generations. * The Daily Telegraph *The newly released paperback version of Van Pelt's definitive 2002 book The Case of Auschwitz: Evidence from the Irving Trial shows that the best defense against malicious efforts to doubt the obvious is exhaustive familiarity with sources coupled with simple logic. . . . These are just two small examples from Van Pelt's massive study, whose overwhelming empirical heft leaves no doubt about Auschwitz's harrowing historicity. * Jewish Review of Books *Table of ContentsPreliminary Table of Contents:Preface and Acknowledgments1. The Negationists' Challenge to Auschwitz2. Marshaling the Evidence3. Intentional Evidence4. Confessions and Trials5. "Witnesses Despite themselves"6. Auschwitz at the Irving TrialAbbreviationsNotesBibliographyIndex
£45.00
Indiana University Press Moses Mendelssohns Living Script Philosophy
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewOverall, Moses Mendelssohn's Living Script represents an exciting revival of sophisticated scholarly interest in the ''German Socrates''' philosophical-theological contributions. . . . The book is a must-read for students of Judaism, German intellectual history, and the hermeneutic tradition, and it may be hoped that more of its kind will follow. * Toronto Journal of Theology *With scholarly acuity and philological sophistication, Sacks offers us an elegant historical examination of Mendelssohn's own historical consciousness, capturing the philosopher's enduring relevance for the present and future. * The Journal of Religion *Highly recommended. * Choice *Sacks has written an accessible book that will help students who read Jerusalem to better understand Mendelssohn's intellectual methods and objectives as well as his contributions to the development of modern religious forms of Judaism. Mendelssohn's Living Script is also an important book that makes a valuable contribution to debates that will continue to engage the next generation of scholars of Mendelssohn. * Reading Religion *Table of ContentsTranslations and AbbreviationsAcknowledgementsIntroduction1. The "Living Script": Jerusalem's Perplexing Arguments2. Conceptual Disfiguring: Jewish Practice and Philosophical History3. The Felicity of the Nation: Jewish Practice and Social History4. "The Strict Obedience We Owe": Jewish Practice and the Study of History5. Rethinking Mendelssohn: Mendelssohn's Historical JudaismConclusion: Beyond Mendelssohn: History, Modernity, and Religious PracticeBibliography
£45.00
Indiana University Press Dreams Deferred
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewDreams Deferred is a convenient general guide to the multi-faceted Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as a valuable aid to understanding the contentious debates surrounding the BDS movement on American campuses and elsewhere. * Reading Religion *Nelson's book is worth the read because it is full of concise overviews and insightful arguments that can serve as launching points for further discussions about the many important topics addressed within. * H-Net *The book empowers readers to be informed participants in conversations and debates about developments that increasingly touch all of our lives. Its sixty concise but detailed essays give facts and arguments to assist all who seek justice for both Israelis and Palestinians and who believe the two-state solution can yet be realized. * European Association for Jewish Studies *A rare blast of cogent analysis, reliable information, and just good sense about an issue desperately in need of all three. -- Eric Alterman * Media Columnist, The Nation *This critical dictionary of anti-Israeli mendacities will be a sword in the hands of anybody who wants to cut through the dogmas and the intimidations of the BDS movement. It restores the disputation to first principles and first facts. It documents a foul intellectual bankruptcy. Slanders are refuted and clichés are shattered on its every page. Dreams Deferred is an important intervention in an important battle of ideas. I hope it finds many readers, especially on campus. Israel is not perfect, but enough is enough. -- Leon WieseltierIf you're sending a child off to college this fall, you'd do well to make sure they pack a copy of Dreams Deferred. . . . From apartheid to Zionism, there are definitions and descriptions that will help a student cope with today's anti-Israel environment prevalent on so many campuses. No less important, it will inform and clarify their own opinions and strengthen their positions. * Chicago Jewish Star *Dreams Deferred will be a tremendous resource for anyone who is upset by slanders against Israel, who shudders for the present reality of Israelis and Palestinians, or who yearns for a better future. * Reform Judaism *In this timely book of 60 essays, Nelson examines the boycott, sanctions, and divestment (BDS) movement, arguing that such policy has been divisive and counterproductive and undermines the cause of peace between Israelis and Palestinians. . . . Highly recommended. * Choice *Along with an array of contributors, Nelson tackles 60 major issues concerning the conflict, condensing them into clear and concise essays that as a collection create a logical and intricate link of events, concepts, phenomena, and ideologies that give the reader an inclusive picture of the conflict's dynamics today. * Middle East Journal *Offering brief, but cogent points on each topic, it is a particularly appropriate book for people engaged in dialogue with people highly critical of Israel, whether on campus or in the workplace. * The Jewish News *For all of us who hope for a decent peace between Israelis and Palestinians, who oppose the occupation and the BDS movement, who defend, against all odds, the two state solution, this book is powerful intellectual armor and an intellectual sword. -- Michael Walzer, Institute for Advanced StudyWhether you agree with Nelson's Zionist philosophy or not, he has edited a book that gives pro-Zionist, pro-Israel, and anti-BDS activists, and particularly those within the academy, much food for thought and much valuable information that will be of material help in the major task of confronting contemporary anti-Zionism and BDS in all its forms. * International Society for Research on Aggression Blog *Easily accessible and highly enlightening, Dreams Deferred is a must-read for those interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the issues and history surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. * The Louis D. Brandeis Center *Readers of the book may come to understand what's at stake and the serious problems that need to be overcome to reach Mideast peace. And the knowledge they acquire may empower them to take part in the debate about Israel's future. * Washington Jewish Week *The quality of the prose is great and so is the level of historical and contemporary knowledge of Israel displayed therein. . . . It's quite an achievement to tackle such a wide range of topics, each of which could easily fill a short book. * Fathom *This work is highly useful as background for debates and discussions. The editor urges small steps to ease tensions until an agreement can be reached that 'validates the national narratives of both peoples. * Jewish Book Council *396 pages of essential information for anyone who cares about the delegitimization of Israel . . . the book's thoroughness and ease of use will be an asset for anyone dedicated to Israel. * Jewish United Fund *Table of ContentsTopics include ACADEMIC BOYCOTTS //ANTI-IMPERIALISM // ANTI-JEWISH BOYCOTTS IN HISTORY // ANTI-NORMALIZATION // ANTI-ZIONISM AS ANTI-SEMITISM // APARTHEID // BDS (BOYCOTT, DIVESTMENT, AND SANCTIONS): A BRIEF HISTORY // BDS AND ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES // BDS AND CHRISTIAN CHURCHES // BI-NATIONALISM // COORDINATED UNILATERAL WITHDRAWAL // CULTURAL BOYCOTTS // DIVESTMENT CAMPAIGNS // ECONOMIC BOYCOTTS // FATAH // "FROM FERGUSON TO PALESTINE" // GAZA // HAMAS // HEZBOLLAH // HOLOCAUST INVERSION // THE INDIGENOUS PALESTINIAN // THE INTIFADAS // ISRAEL: DEMOCRATIC AND JEWISH // ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN UNIVERSITY COOPERATION // THE ISRAELI RIGHT AND RELIGIOUS SETTLER POLITICS // JEWISH ANTI-ZIONISM: THREE VIEWS // THE "JEWISH CONSPIRACY" // JEWISH HISTORY BEFORE ZIONISM // JIHAD // THE LEBANON WARS (1978, 1982, 2006) // THE 1948 WAR // THE ONE-STATE SOLUTION // ORIENTALISM & THE ATTACK ON ENLIGHTENMENT VALUES // THE OSLO ACCORDS // THE PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION (PLO) // THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY (PA) // THE PALESTINIAN RIGHT OF RETURN // PALESTINIANS IN ISRAELI HIGHER EDUCATION // THE PEACE PROCESS // PINKWASHING (LGBTQ) // PROPORTIONALITY AND ASYMMETRIC WARFARE // THE SECURITY BARRIER // SETTLER COLONIALISM // THE SOCIAL JUSTICE MANDATE IN HIGHER EDUCATION // TEACHING FEMINISM IN ISRAEL // THE TWO-STATE SOLUTION // THE WEST BANK // WORLD WAR II AND THE FOUNDING OF ISRAEL // ZIONISM AS PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICE // INDEX
£22.79
Indiana University Press Dreams Deferred
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewDreams Deferred is a convenient general guide to the multi-faceted Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as a valuable aid to understanding the contentious debates surrounding the BDS movement on American campuses and elsewhere. * Reading Religion *Nelson's book is worth the read because it is full of concise overviews and insightful arguments that can serve as launching points for further discussions about the many important topics addressed within. * H-Net *The book empowers readers to be informed participants in conversations and debates about developments that increasingly touch all of our lives. Its sixty concise but detailed essays give facts and arguments to assist all who seek justice for both Israelis and Palestinians and who believe the two-state solution can yet be realized. * European Association for Jewish Studies *A rare blast of cogent analysis, reliable information, and just good sense about an issue desperately in need of all three. -- Eric Alterman * Media Columnist, The Nation *This critical dictionary of anti-Israeli mendacities will be a sword in the hands of anybody who wants to cut through the dogmas and the intimidations of the BDS movement. It restores the disputation to first principles and first facts. It documents a foul intellectual bankruptcy. Slanders are refuted and clichés are shattered on its every page. Dreams Deferred is an important intervention in an important battle of ideas. I hope it finds many readers, especially on campus. Israel is not perfect, but enough is enough. -- Leon WieseltierIf you're sending a child off to college this fall, you'd do well to make sure they pack a copy of Dreams Deferred. . . . From apartheid to Zionism, there are definitions and descriptions that will help a student cope with today's anti-Israel environment prevalent on so many campuses. No less important, it will inform and clarify their own opinions and strengthen their positions. * Chicago Jewish Star *Dreams Deferred will be a tremendous resource for anyone who is upset by slanders against Israel, who shudders for the present reality of Israelis and Palestinians, or who yearns for a better future. * Reform Judaism *In this timely book of 60 essays, Nelson examines the boycott, sanctions, and divestment (BDS) movement, arguing that such policy has been divisive and counterproductive and undermines the cause of peace between Israelis and Palestinians. . . . Highly recommended. * Choice *Along with an array of contributors, Nelson tackles 60 major issues concerning the conflict, condensing them into clear and concise essays that as a collection create a logical and intricate link of events, concepts, phenomena, and ideologies that give the reader an inclusive picture of the conflict's dynamics today. * Middle East Journal *Offering brief, but cogent points on each topic, it is a particularly appropriate book for people engaged in dialogue with people highly critical of Israel, whether on campus or in the workplace. * The Jewish News *For all of us who hope for a decent peace between Israelis and Palestinians, who oppose the occupation and the BDS movement, who defend, against all odds, the two state solution, this book is powerful intellectual armor and an intellectual sword. -- Michael Walzer, Institute for Advanced StudyWhether you agree with Nelson's Zionist philosophy or not, he has edited a book that gives pro-Zionist, pro-Israel, and anti-BDS activists, and particularly those within the academy, much food for thought and much valuable information that will be of material help in the major task of confronting contemporary anti-Zionism and BDS in all its forms. * International Society for Research on Aggression Blog *Easily accessible and highly enlightening, Dreams Deferred is a must-read for those interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the issues and history surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. * The Louis D. Brandeis Center *Readers of the book may come to understand what's at stake and the serious problems that need to be overcome to reach Mideast peace. And the knowledge they acquire may empower them to take part in the debate about Israel's future. * Washington Jewish Week *The quality of the prose is great and so is the level of historical and contemporary knowledge of Israel displayed therein. . . . It's quite an achievement to tackle such a wide range of topics, each of which could easily fill a short book. * Fathom *This work is highly useful as background for debates and discussions. The editor urges small steps to ease tensions until an agreement can be reached that 'validates the national narratives of both peoples. * Jewish Book Council *396 pages of essential information for anyone who cares about the delegitimization of Israel . . . the book's thoroughness and ease of use will be an asset for anyone dedicated to Israel. * Jewish United Fund *Table of ContentsTopics include ACADEMIC BOYCOTTS //ANTI-IMPERIALISM // ANTI-JEWISH BOYCOTTS IN HISTORY // ANTI-NORMALIZATION // ANTI-ZIONISM AS ANTI-SEMITISM // APARTHEID // BDS (BOYCOTT, DIVESTMENT, AND SANCTIONS): A BRIEF HISTORY // BDS AND ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES // BDS AND CHRISTIAN CHURCHES // BI-NATIONALISM // COORDINATED UNILATERAL WITHDRAWAL // CULTURAL BOYCOTTS // DIVESTMENT CAMPAIGNS // ECONOMIC BOYCOTTS // FATAH // "FROM FERGUSON TO PALESTINE" // GAZA // HAMAS // HEZBOLLAH // HOLOCAUST INVERSION // THE INDIGENOUS PALESTINIAN // THE INTIFADAS // ISRAEL: DEMOCRATIC AND JEWISH // ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN UNIVERSITY COOPERATION // THE ISRAELI RIGHT AND RELIGIOUS SETTLER POLITICS // JEWISH ANTI-ZIONISM: THREE VIEWS // THE "JEWISH CONSPIRACY" // JEWISH HISTORY BEFORE ZIONISM // JIHAD // THE LEBANON WARS (1978, 1982, 2006) // THE 1948 WAR // THE ONE-STATE SOLUTION // ORIENTALISM & THE ATTACK ON ENLIGHTENMENT VALUES // THE OSLO ACCORDS // THE PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION (PLO) // THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY (PA) // THE PALESTINIAN RIGHT OF RETURN // PALESTINIANS IN ISRAELI HIGHER EDUCATION // THE PEACE PROCESS // PINKWASHING (LGBTQ) // PROPORTIONALITY AND ASYMMETRIC WARFARE // THE SECURITY BARRIER // SETTLER COLONIALISM // THE SOCIAL JUSTICE MANDATE IN HIGHER EDUCATION // TEACHING FEMINISM IN ISRAEL // THE TWO-STATE SOLUTION // THE WEST BANK // WORLD WAR II AND THE FOUNDING OF ISRAEL // ZIONISM AS PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICE // INDEX
£8.99
Indiana University Press Masculinity and the Making of American Judaism
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewSarah Imhoff's Masculinity and the Making of American Judaism is a long-awaited and much-needed addition to the fields of Jewish studies, American studies, and gender studies. * H-Judaic *Masculinity and the Making of American Judaism is a book both focused in its scope and broad in its ambition; it should be a key point of reference for scholars working in any of the diverse fields of study that it deftly weaves together. * Gender & History *[Imhoff] goes out of her way to render gender theory accessible, making the book appropriate for undergraduates and non-academics as well as scholars in the fields of religious studies, gender studies, and American Jewish history. * American Jewish History *This creative, thought-provoking, and innovative book offers a fresh addition for scholars of gender and sexuality, religion, and American history. * Reading Religion *Masculinity and the Making of American Judaism is a significant achievement and deserves the attention of scholars of American Jewish studies and American religion. It helps that the book is exceptionally well written. Imhoff demonstrates that one need not sacrifice readability, grace, and style for historical depth and methodological sophistication. * American Historical Review *The study of gender in Jewish studies, and in particular of Jewish masculinities still requires more research. Sarah Imhoff's book offers a substantial inspiration and insight to carry this further. * Medaon *Table of ContentsIntroductionPart I: An American Religion1. The Reasonableness of Judaism: An American Theology2. Manly Missions: Jews, Christians, and American Religious MasculinityPart II: The Healthy Body and the Land 3. Go West, Young Jew: The Galveston Movement, Immigrant Men, and the Pioneer Spirit4. Israelite-Indian Identification: Claiming a Manly Past for American Judaism5. Afternoon Calisthenics at Woodbine: Jewish Agriculture, Religious Ambivalence, and the Male Body6. The Courageous Diaspora: Masculinity and the Development of American ZionismPart III: The Abnormal and the Criminal7. Soft Criminals: Theodore Bingham and the Gender of Jewish Crime8. Leo Frank and Jewish Sexuality9. Bad Jews: The Leopold and Loeb HearingConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex
£59.50
Indiana University Press Masculinity and the Making of American Judaism
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewSarah Imhoff's Masculinity and the Making of American Judaism is a long-awaited and much-needed addition to the fields of Jewish studies, American studies, and gender studies. * H-Judaic *Masculinity and the Making of American Judaism is a book both focused in its scope and broad in its ambition; it should be a key point of reference for scholars working in any of the diverse fields of study that it deftly weaves together. * Gender & History *[Imhoff] goes out of her way to render gender theory accessible, making the book appropriate for undergraduates and non-academics as well as scholars in the fields of religious studies, gender studies, and American Jewish history. * American Jewish History *This creative, thought-provoking, and innovative book offers a fresh addition for scholars of gender and sexuality, religion, and American history. * Reading Religion *Masculinity and the Making of American Judaism is a significant achievement and deserves the attention of scholars of American Jewish studies and American religion. It helps that the book is exceptionally well written. Imhoff demonstrates that one need not sacrifice readability, grace, and style for historical depth and methodological sophistication. * American Historical Review *The study of gender in Jewish studies, and in particular of Jewish masculinities still requires more research. Sarah Imhoff's book offers a substantial inspiration and insight to carry this further. * Medaon *Table of ContentsIntroductionPart I: An American Religion1. The Reasonableness of Judaism: An American Theology2. Manly Missions: Jews, Christians, and American Religious MasculinityPart II: The Healthy Body and the Land 3. Go West, Young Jew: The Galveston Movement, Immigrant Men, and the Pioneer Spirit4. Israelite-Indian Identification: Claiming a Manly Past for American Judaism5. Afternoon Calisthenics at Woodbine: Jewish Agriculture, Religious Ambivalence, and the Male Body6. The Courageous Diaspora: Masculinity and the Development of American ZionismPart III: The Abnormal and the Criminal7. Soft Criminals: Theodore Bingham and the Gender of Jewish Crime8. Leo Frank and Jewish Sexuality9. Bad Jews: The Leopold and Loeb HearingConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex
£26.99
Indiana University Press Silver Screen Hasidic Jews The Story of an Image
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewShaina Hammerman's Silver Screen, Hasidic Jews makes a valuable contribution to a growing body of scholarly work on Jewish visibility in cinema. * American Jewish History *Silver Screen, Hasidic Jews is an essential inclusion for any course on Jewish film, as its analyses of Hasidic images say as much about cultural Judaism as religious. It is also an important read for any scholar thinking about Jewish cultural productions of the late-twentieth century to the present through the prism of gender. * Journal of Jewish Identities *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: When Jews are Like Jews1. The Yarmulke beneath the Cowboy Hat: Signifying Jewishness in the Hasidic Western2. The Jewish Type and le juif typique: Typologies of Jewishness in Les aventures de Rabbi Jacob3. Hard-Core Jews: Woody Allen's Religious Women and Men4. Cinema judéité: Projecting Jewish-Muslim Romance5. What Lies beneath the Wig: Hester Street and AdaptationEpilogue: Hijab, Habit, and HasidFilmography and BibliographyIndex
£52.70
Indiana University Press Silver Screen Hasidic Jews
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewShaina Hammerman's Silver Screen, Hasidic Jews makes a valuable contribution to a growing body of scholarly work on Jewish visibility in cinema. * American Jewish History *Silver Screen, Hasidic Jews is an essential inclusion for any course on Jewish film, as its analyses of Hasidic images say as much about cultural Judaism as religious. It is also an important read for any scholar thinking about Jewish cultural productions of the late-twentieth century to the present through the prism of gender. * Journal of Jewish Identities *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: When Jews are Like Jews1. The Yarmulke beneath the Cowboy Hat: Signifying Jewishness in the Hasidic Western2. The Jewish Type and le juif typique: Typologies of Jewishness in Les aventures de Rabbi Jacob3. Hard-Core Jews: Woody Allen's Religious Women and Men4. Cinema judéité: Projecting Jewish-Muslim Romance5. What Lies beneath the Wig: Hester Street and AdaptationEpilogue: Hijab, Habit, and HasidFilmography and BibliographyIndex
£17.99
Indiana University Press The Obligated Self Maternal Subjectivity and
Book Synopsis1. This book is one of the first Jewish theological treatments of motherhood and childrearing. 2. It is among the first feminist works to treat maternal experience as theologically productive. 3. It was awarded the 2017 Cashmere Subvention Grant in Jewish Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies from the AJS Women's Caucus.Trade ReviewIn this elegantly written, provocative, scholarly, and accessible work, Mara Benjamin contributes to the growing body of literature using maternal experience as a source for theology and religious ethics. * Journal of the American Academy of Religion *It is rare to find an academic text that is so creative, honest, and thoughtful, and uniquely contributes to multiple fields of inquiry—in this case, Jewish theology, feminist theory, and parenting. Bringing together a wide variety of resources in an artful display of academic research that is both intellectually stimulating and personally vulnerable, readers will find Benjamin's offering to be a continued reservoir for reflecting on what unites humanity perhaps more universally than anything else: that we have all been parented and most of us will also, at some point, embark on the risky, adventurous, deeply enriching journey of parenting. * Journal of Jewish Identities *In The Obligated Self: Maternal Subjectivity and Jewish Thought, Mara H. Benjamin offers a thought-provoking (and often humorous) meditation on motherhood as a prism for one's relationship with God. Inspired by Jewish thinkers, including Franz Rosenzweig, Martin Buber, and Emmanuel Levinas, Benjamin argues that relationships can be "theologically productive." -- Rabbi Dr. Stu Halpern * YU News - Yeshiva University *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart IChapter 1: ObligationChapter 2: LoveChapter 3: PowerChapter 4: TeachingPart IIChapter 5: The OtherChapter 6: The ThirdChapter 7: The NeighborEpilogueBibliographyIndex
£21.59
Indiana University Press The Obligated Self Maternal Subjectivity and
Book Synopsis1. This book is one of the first Jewish theological treatments of motherhood and childrearing. 2. It is among the first feminist works to treat maternal experience as theologically productive. 3. It was awarded the 2017 Cashmere Subvention Grant in Jewish Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies from the AJS Women's Caucus.Trade ReviewIn this elegantly written, provocative, scholarly, and accessible work, Mara Benjamin contributes to the growing body of literature using maternal experience as a source for theology and religious ethics. * Journal of the American Academy of Religion *It is rare to find an academic text that is so creative, honest, and thoughtful, and uniquely contributes to multiple fields of inquiry—in this case, Jewish theology, feminist theory, and parenting. Bringing together a wide variety of resources in an artful display of academic research that is both intellectually stimulating and personally vulnerable, readers will find Benjamin's offering to be a continued reservoir for reflecting on what unites humanity perhaps more universally than anything else: that we have all been parented and most of us will also, at some point, embark on the risky, adventurous, deeply enriching journey of parenting. * Journal of Jewish Identities *In The Obligated Self: Maternal Subjectivity and Jewish Thought, Mara H. Benjamin offers a thought-provoking (and often humorous) meditation on motherhood as a prism for one's relationship with God. Inspired by Jewish thinkers, including Franz Rosenzweig, Martin Buber, and Emmanuel Levinas, Benjamin argues that relationships can be "theologically productive." -- Rabbi Dr. Stu Halpern * YU News - Yeshiva University *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart IChapter 1: ObligationChapter 2: LoveChapter 3: PowerChapter 4: TeachingPart IIChapter 5: The OtherChapter 6: The ThirdChapter 7: The NeighborEpilogueBibliographyIndex
£59.40
Indiana University Press Hermann Cohen and the Crisis of Liberalism
Book SynopsisA bold, contemporary assessment of Hermann Cohen's philosophical and religious commitments as a way to challenge today's political and social disenchantment with liberalism.Trade ReviewRecommended. * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Religion, Reason, and the Enchanted Public Sphere1. Minor Protest(ant)s: Cohen and German-Jewish Liberalism2. The Dialectic of Enchantment: Science, Religion, and Secular Reason-ing3. Rights, Religion, and Race: Cohen's Ethical Socialism and the Specter of Anti-Semitism 4. Enchanted Reasoning: Self-Reflexive Religion and MinorityConclusion: Some Minor Reflections of EnchantmentIndex
£40.50
Indiana University Press Zionism and Melancholy The Short Life of Israel
Book SynopsisA microhistory of the Zionist utopian project, its broader theoretical debates, and its struggles through the idea of melancholy for democratic opposition or dissent.Trade ReviewLebovic reveals a great deal about the work of Zarchi and the melancholic mindset of an entire generation of contemporary Israelis. . . . Highly recommended. * Choice *Lebovic's main line of argumentation in the book is original and interesting. The monograph is a compelling contribution to the literary history of Hebrew prose. . . . The monograph . . . subtly unearths a voice in Hebrew literature that resonates with Israeli left-winged politics while differing from its major standpoints. * Political Theology *It is the unique nature of Zarchi's melancholy that Lebovic aims to explore and explicate. This literary and, for Lebovic, political topic here receives scholarly attention for the first time. -- Orit Rozin, Tel Aviv University * Hebrew Studies *While Zarchi's sizable oeuvre garnered critical attention, no systematic study of his life and work exists. Nitzan Lebovic's Zionism and Melancholy: The Short Life of Israel Zarchi helps fill this gap, and through an exploration of Zarchi's archive and interviews with family members, it presents previously unknown information about Zarchi's life and work. Lebovic's book is noteworthy for this reason alone. * Reading Religion *Lebovic's book reflects (not without irony) his own attempt to restore Zarchi's work and offers a new reading of his oeuvre. The result is a splendid essay, learned and diligent. * Psychoanalysis and History *Table of ContentsList of Israel Zarchi's Works under Discussion PrefaceIntroduction1. The History of a Failure2. The Early Novels3. Jerusalem, Messianism, Emptiness4. Political Theology and Left-Wing Melancholy5. In an Unsown Land6. The History and Theory of the Melancholic Discourse7. The Revival of Hebrew: Utopia, Indistinction, RecurrenceAfterwordSelected BibliographyIndex
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Indiana University Press Vladimir Jabotinskys Russian Years 19001925 Jews
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIn this interesting and original book, Brian J. Horowitz focuses on Vladimir Jabotinsky's transformation from a supporter of liberalism in Russia to a Zionist who advocated extreme conservatism in the mid- 1920s. -- Abraham Ascher * Studies in Contemporary Jewry An Annual XXXII *In this latest, absorbing book [Vladimir Jabotinsky's Russian Years, 1900-1925] Horowitz focuses on Jabotinsky's years in Russia, drawing on detailed Russian and Hebrew sources. -- Colin Shindler * The Jewish Chronicle *In his careful intellectual history, Vladimir Jabotinsky's Russian Years, 1900-1925, Brian Horowitz shows that Jabotinsky's Revisionist Zionist congress was the crowning glory of his "Russian period," when the Russian-speaking journalist and intellectual enshrined a vision of a Jewish home with a Jewish majority in British Palestine from the Mediterranean to the Jordan River. -- David Shneer, University of Colorado, Boulder * Russian Review *It is Horowitz's personal opinion that Jabotinsky's "outsize image deflates considerably when one compares him to Ben-Gurion". However, a careful, dispassionate reading of this book most probably will convince the objective reader otherwise. And for that result, Horowitz deserves praise. -- Yisrael Medad - Menachem Begin Heritage Center * Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs *Horowitz's book, a critical rethinking of Jabotinsky's Russian years, is a valuable addition to this scholarship, which makes a significant con- ceptual and factual contribution to the historiography of both Russia and her Jews. -- Vassili Schedrin - Queen's University * AJS REVIEW *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Vladimir Jabotinsky and Russia 1. A Zionist in Odessa, circa 1900–03 2. Zionism Before 1905 3. In Revolution and Counterrevolution, 1905–06 4. The Decade between the Revolution of 1905 and World War I (1907–1914) 5. Political Alliances Break, Jabotinsky Goes His Own Way (1907–1914) 6. The Jewish Legion's Russian Inspiration, 1915–1917 7. Post-War Disappointments, Palestine 1918–1922 8. Russian-Jewish Emigration and the Path to Zionist Revisionism, 1923–1925 9. Russia in the Life and Work of Jabotinsky After 1925 ConclusionBibliography Index
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Indiana University Press Jews and the Mediterranean
Book SynopsisTrade Review[Jews and the Mediterranean] takes aim in part at a trope in Mediterranean studies that plays up the integration of minorities across communities, with character types of cosmopolitanism, fluidity, and diversity. The papers examine what made Jews and Jewish communities distinctive, even as they interacted with their Muslim and Christian neighbors and business partners. * Association of Jewish Libraries Reviews *Studious, erudite, and highly recommended. * Midwest Book Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Jewish History in the Mediterranean, the Mediterranean in Jewish History / Jessica Marglin and Matthias Lehmann1. Globalization or Culture: The Ancient Jews and the Mediterranean / Seth Schwartz2. The New Melting Pot? Mediterraneanism and the Study of Jewish History / Jonathan Ray3. Can we Speak of a Geographical Axis in Medieval Jewish Culture? / Andrew Berns4. Jews and the Early Modern Mediterranean Slave Trade / Daniel Hershenzon5. Religious Boundaries in Italy during an Era of Free Trade, 1550-1750: The Case of Livorno / Corey Tazzara6. A Father's Consolation: Intra-Cultural Ties and Religion in a Trans-Mediterranean Jewish Commercial Network / Francesca Bregoli7. Soap and the Making of a Short Distance Network in the Nineteenth-Century Adriatic / Constanze Kolbe8. A Guide to the Jewish Mediterranean: Le Guide Sam and the Shaping of an Interwar Mediterranean Diaspora / Devi Mays9. A New Myth of Coexistence? The Jewish Mediterranean Dream and the Three Ages of Nostalgia / Clémence BoulouqueIndex
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Indiana University Press Jews and the Mediterranean
Book SynopsisTrade Review[Jews and the Mediterranean] takes aim in part at a trope in Mediterranean studies that plays up the integration of minorities across communities, with character types of cosmopolitanism, fluidity, and diversity. The papers examine what made Jews and Jewish communities distinctive, even as they interacted with their Muslim and Christian neighbors and business partners. * Association of Jewish Libraries Reviews *Studious, erudite, and highly recommended. * Midwest Book Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Jewish History in the Mediterranean, the Mediterranean in Jewish History / Jessica Marglin and Matthias Lehmann1. Globalization or Culture: The Ancient Jews and the Mediterranean / Seth Schwartz2. The New Melting Pot? Mediterraneanism and the Study of Jewish History / Jonathan Ray3. Can we Speak of a Geographical Axis in Medieval Jewish Culture? / Andrew Berns4. Jews and the Early Modern Mediterranean Slave Trade / Daniel Hershenzon5. Religious Boundaries in Italy during an Era of Free Trade, 1550-1750: The Case of Livorno / Corey Tazzara6. A Father's Consolation: Intra-Cultural Ties and Religion in a Trans-Mediterranean Jewish Commercial Network / Francesca Bregoli7. Soap and the Making of a Short Distance Network in the Nineteenth-Century Adriatic / Constanze Kolbe8. A Guide to the Jewish Mediterranean: Le Guide Sam and the Shaping of an Interwar Mediterranean Diaspora / Devi Mays9. A New Myth of Coexistence? The Jewish Mediterranean Dream and the Three Ages of Nostalgia / Clémence BoulouqueIndex
£21.59
Indiana University Press The Jewish Eighteenth Century
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Shmuel Feiner gives us a capacious and methodologically innovative volume on the "modernity" of the Jewish eighteenth century by juxtaposing myriad events across disparate regions recounted through a captivating panoply of personalities."—David Sorkin, Lucy G. Moses professor of Jewish history at Yale University"Shmuel Feiner has synthesized the work of the best modern scholars of a half-century of European Jewish history and combined it with his own, original research, to tell the story of a period little known to non-specialists. The result is a narrative that is as authoritative as it is entrancing."—Allan Arkush, Jewish Review of Books"Extraordinarily erudite and compulsively readable, this book transforms everything we thought we knew about the Jewish eighteenth century. A remarkable achievement."—Yair Mintzker, Princeton UniversityTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Happy Times? The First Century in the Modern AgeI. 17001. Pictures from Married Life: Glikl the daughter of Leib between Hamburg and Metz2. "Rise up and Succeed": Absolutism and Court Jews in Baroque Culture3. Jews in the News: The Angry Masses, a Holy Society, and "Judaism Unmasked"4. Between Enlightened Thought and an Imaginary UniverseII. 1701–17255. "Everyone Wants to be Happy: Dangers and Amusements6. "Our Miserable Brethren": Jews in Time of War7. Melancholy, Career, and Travels: Five Life Stories8. Christians versus Jews: Bitter and Violent Relations9. From London to Jerusalem: Confrontations and Disputes10. The Challenge of Sabbateanism: The Storm over the "Hypocritical Serpent"11. Competition over the Picture of the World: Witches and Human KnowledgeIII. 1725-175012. To Silence the "Fellow from Padua": Moses Haim Luzzatto and the Great Awakening13. Criticism and Ambition: From Gulliver to the Baal Shem Tov and Jew Süss14. Contradictory Tendencies: Hostility, Violence, and "True Happiness"15. "An Indelible Stain": War and Expulsion16. A Vision of the Future: Ascent of the Soul, a Path for the Just, and a Teacher of the Perplexed17. Toward Mid-Century: The Awakening of ShameIndex
£71.10
Indiana University Press The Jewish Eighteenth Century
Book SynopsisThe eighteenth century was the Jews' first modern century. The deep changes that took place during its course shaped the following generations, and its most prominent voices still reverberate today. In this first volume of his magisterial work, Shmuel Feiner charts the twisting and fascinating world of the first half of the 18th century from the viewpoint of the Jews of Europe. Paying careful attention to life stories, to bright and dark experiences, to voices of protest, to aspirations of reform, and to strivings for personal and general happiness, Feiner identifies the tectonic changes that were taking place in Europe and their unprecedented effects on and among Jews. From the religious and cultural revolution of the Haskalah (Jewish Enlightenment) to the question of whether Jews could be citizens of any nation, Feiner presents a broad view of how this century of upheaval altered the map of Europe and the Jews who called it home.Trade Review"Shmuel Feiner gives us a capacious and methodologically innovative volume on the "modernity" of the Jewish eighteenth century by juxtaposing myriad events across disparate regions recounted through a captivating panoply of personalities."—David Sorkin, Lucy G. Moses professor of Jewish history at Yale University"Shmuel Feiner has synthesized the work of the best modern scholars of a half-century of European Jewish history and combined it with his own, original research, to tell the story of a period little known to non-specialists. The result is a narrative that is as authoritative as it is entrancing."—Allan Arkush, Jewish Review of Books"Extraordinarily erudite and compulsively readable, this book transforms everything we thought we knew about the Jewish eighteenth century. A remarkable achievement."—Yair Mintzker, Princeton UniversityTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Happy Times? The First Century in the Modern AgeI. 17001. Pictures from Married Life: Glikl the daughter of Leib between Hamburg and Metz2. "Rise up and Succeed": Absolutism and Court Jews in Baroque Culture3. Jews in the News: The Angry Masses, a Holy Society, and "Judaism Unmasked"4. Between Enlightened Thought and an Imaginary UniverseII. 1701–17255. "Everyone Wants to be Happy: Dangers and Amusements6. "Our Miserable Brethren": Jews in Time of War7. Melancholy, Career, and Travels: Five Life Stories8. Christians versus Jews: Bitter and Violent Relations9. From London to Jerusalem: Confrontations and Disputes10. The Challenge of Sabbateanism: The Storm over the "Hypocritical Serpent"11. Competition over the Picture of the World: Witches and Human KnowledgeIII. 1725-175012. To Silence the "Fellow from Padua": Moses Haim Luzzatto and the Great Awakening13. Criticism and Ambition: From Gulliver to the Baal Shem Tov and Jew Süss14. Contradictory Tendencies: Hostility, Violence, and "True Happiness"15. "An Indelible Stain": War and Expulsion16. A Vision of the Future: Ascent of the Soul, a Path for the Just, and a Teacher of the Perplexed17. Toward Mid-Century: The Awakening of ShameIndex
£28.80
Indiana University Press The Memory Work of Jewish Spain
Book SynopsisIn The Memory Work of Jewish Spain, Daniela Flesler and Adrián Pérez Melgosa explore new trends and activities aimed at reclaiming and reconnecting with Spain's Jewish heritage.Trade Reviewa wide-ranging book that analyzes the ways in which public imaginary has taken form in heritage sites throughout Spain. * Sephardic Horizons *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Memory Work of Jewish Spain1. The Long Journey of Sephardi Myths 2. Tourism and the Embracing of Spain's Jewish Legacy3. Loss, Rescue, and Converso Dissonances at the Sephardi Museum of Toledo4. Exhibiting Jewish Heritage at the Local and Regional Levels 5. Memory Entanglements: Hervás's Jewish Inheritance and the Francoist Repression6. Returns to Sepharad Conclusion: Memory and the FutureBibliography
£70.55
Indiana University Press The Memory Work of Jewish Spain
Book SynopsisIn The Memory Work of Jewish Spain, Daniela Flesler and Adrián Pérez Melgosa explore new trends and activities aimed at reclaiming and reconnecting with Spain's Jewish heritage.Trade Reviewa wide-ranging book that analyzes the ways in which public imaginary has taken form in heritage sites throughout Spain. * Sephardic Horizons *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Memory Work of Jewish Spain1. The Long Journey of Sephardi Myths 2. Tourism and the Embracing of Spain's Jewish Legacy3. Loss, Rescue, and Converso Dissonances at the Sephardi Museum of Toledo4. Exhibiting Jewish Heritage at the Local and Regional Levels 5. Memory Entanglements: Hervás's Jewish Inheritance and the Francoist Repression6. Returns to Sepharad Conclusion: Memory and the FutureBibliography
£35.10
Indiana University Press How to Measure a World
Book SynopsisHow to Measure a World? examines the vastness of the Jewish philosophical record and the full intellectual scope and range of Emmanuel Levinas's claim that Judaism is best understood as an anachronism.Trade ReviewAn introductory study that will have enormous appeal for both students and non-specialist general readers, How to Measure a World?: A Philosophy of Judaism is as informative as it is thought-provoking, and very highly recommended * Midwest Book Review *Overall, this book is a valuable contribution to not only modern Jewish studies, but also the broader field of continental philosophy of religion. With a clear mastery of his sources, Shuster carefully weaves his thesis through deeply complicated figures in a way that is both artful and textually sound. -- Josiah Solis * Reading Religion *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionHaving a World1. Wonder and World: Maimonides's Phenomenology2. Suffering and World: Adorno's NegativityPreconditions of Having a World3. History and World: Benjamin and Adorno on Ethical Depth4. Language and World: Levinas and Cavell on Ethical FoundationsConclusionWorks CitedIndex
£59.40
Indiana University Press The Golden Age of the Lithuanian Yeshivas
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Recent decades have seen the yeshiva recreated as an institution for all Jewish men, and in some places for Jewish women as well. Yet in its origin the yeshiva was an elite institution, for men who were prepared to devote themselves to years of Torah study. The most outstanding of the yeshivas were found in Lithuania, and the period between the two World Wars saw important developments in these schools, developments that continue to reverberate in Orthodox society. Ben-Tsiyon Klibansky has made great use not merely of the memoir literature and academic sources, but has immersed himself in archives in order to offer us the first scholarly study of the yeshivas during the interwar years. For those seeking to understand where the yeshivas came from, how they functioned, what ideals guided them, and how unfortunately they came to their end in Eastern Europe, there is no better guide than Klibansky."—Marc B. Shapiro, Weinberg Chair in Judaic Studies, University of Scranton"Through a thorough and rigorous study of numerous sources, Ben Tsiyon Klibansky demonstrates that interwar Poland, rightly characterized as an age of decline to Orthodox Judaism, was an age of thriving to one of its major institutions: the Yeshiva. The complete destruction of the Lithuanian yeshivas in World War II, first by the Soviet occupation and then by the Nazi Holocaust, put an end to this thriving institution, but, as Klibansky concludes, they remained a source of inspiration to the renewed yeshivas of the postwar period."—Benjamin Brown, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem"Nowadays the term "Lithuanian Yeshiva" is used for a type of yeshivas that emerged in Lithuania in the nineteenth century and developed a special "school" of learning and a code of living and dressing, which is still existent. Yet, knowledge about yeshivas in Lithuania itself, especially in the twentieth century up till and into the Holocaust, is unknown. Ben-Tsiyon Klibansky's The Golden Age of the Lithuanian Yeshivas bridges this lack in knowledge and uncovers in a fascinating way and based on in-depth research the general picture of this period as well as its particulars. Klibansky successes in depicting and analyzing the renewal and vitality of the Yehiva world vis-à-vis the deep political, social, religious and cultural changes of the first decades of the twentieth century, and by doing so also re-emphasizes the enormous loss to Jewry, Judaism and Yiddishkeit caused by the Holocaust."—Dan Michman, Head, The International Institute for Holocaust Research, Yad Vashem; Professor (Emeritus) of Modern Jewish History, Bar-Ilan Universit"Few institutions influenced the world of European Jewry as did the yeshivas. The fact that the yeshiva framework was 'emulated' in the United States, Israel, England, France, and elsewhere by newly coalescing traditionalist communities is proof of its lasting significance. At the same time, few institutions were so misunderstood as were the yeshivas. The pious attempts that were written to describe how they functioned missed the key points – usually out of ignorance. Klibansky's magnum opus transforms our understanding of how the traditionalist Jews created structures to maintain adherence. It is no less significant in explaining what the self-conscious modernists in Europe were responding to. In short, it is one of those transformative works that are basic texts for both understanding a world that was destroyed and a new world that was created."—Shaul Stampfer, Sandrow Professor of Soviet and East European Jewish History (emeritus), Hebrew University of Jerusalem"Ben-Tsiyon Klibansky has stepped into a historiographical void of the interwar East European Jewish experience with his The Golden Age of the Yeshivas, a study of all facets of the Lithuanian yeshiva world: leadership, student body, curriculum, economics, and self-image. Through a rare combination of historical empathy and judicious use of sources, Klibansky has reconstructed the interwar Lithuanian yeshivas in all their panoramic commonalities and granular specificities. In so doing, he has parsed the central paradox of the phenomenon of a golden age of the Lithuanian yeshivas, set against the background of Jewish secularization, educational practicality, and political and economic crisis."—Joshua Karlip, Herbert S. and Naomi Denenberg Associate Professor of Jewish History, Yeshiva UniversityTable of ContentsIntroductionSection I: Consolidation and Expansion1. The Renewal of the Yeshiva World after the First World War2. Expansion Trends in the Yeshiva WorldSection II: Aspects of the Yeshiva World3. Economy4. Studies5. Leadership6. The TalmidimSection III: The Beginning of the End7. Return to Wandering8. Under Soviet RuleEpilogueBrief BiographiesGlossaryBibliographyIndex
£59.50
Indiana University Press The Jewish Eighteenth Century Volume 2
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Shmuel Feiner gives us a capacious and methodologically innovative volume on the "modernity" of the Jewish eighteenth century by juxtaposing myriad events across disparate regions recounted through a captivating panoply of personalities."—David Sorkin, Lucy G. Moses professor of Jewish history at Yale University"Extraordinarily erudite and compulsively readable, this book transforms everything we thought we knew about the Jewish eighteenth century. A remarkable achievement."—Yair Mintzker, Princeton UniversityTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I: 1750–17631. Three Astounding Proclamations: Class Division, Pressure from the State, and a Rift in the Rabbinical Elite2. The Specter: Earthquake, the Horror of War, and Patriotism3. The Pursuit of Honor and the Masked Ball: Azulai and Geldern Wander About in Europe and the East4. Get Out, Jews! Tests for Tolerance between London, Zhitomir, Yampol, and Rome5. Blood for Blood: The Frankist Scandal and the Subversiveness of Religious Awakening6. Intimate Life: Bodily Ailments, Quarrels, Crime, and Emigration7. "We Are All Citizens of the World": The Jewish Question in the Age of the PhilosophesPart II: 1764–17808. "The Great Change": The Crisis in Poland, Awareness of Progress and Humanistic Sentiment9. "They Made My Flesh and Blood Fair Prey": Tolerance and Fissures in the Walls of Society10. 1772: A Year That Challenged the Old Order11. "Let Every Man Do as He Pleases": The Winds of Revolt12. Curing the "Malady of My Nation": Days of Individualism and ReformPart III: 1781–180013. "Great Thoughts Bubble Up and Awaken": The Tangle of the Years 1781–178214. The Eve of Revolution: "The Happiest Period" or "The Great Confusion"?15. From the Boxing Ring to the Halls of Parliament: Confrontations and Initiatives for Regeneration and Citizenship16. "A Generation of Upheavals": Euphoria, Terror, and the Rebellion of the Young in the 1790s17. The Future of the Jews: A New Politics, a Religion in Dispute, and Freedom of the Individual18. The Three Last Years: "We Have Reason to Congratulate Ourselves, That We Were Born in This Enlightened Period"Conclusion: "No More Fear, No Shame . . . I Live in Peace with Everything around Me"Index
£62.90
Indiana University Press The Jews of East Central Europe between the World
Book SynopsisAn illuminating study of the demographic, cultural, and socioeconomic condition of East Central European Jewry.Trade Review" ... a carefully crafted and important book ... a first-class contribution to the literature on modern Europe." American Historical Review " ... valuable ... the first historical work to attempt a 'synthetic sketch' of the problems indicated in the title." Journal of Polish Jewish StudiesTable of ContentsList of MapsPrefaceIntroduction1. Poland2. Hungary3. Czechoslovakia4. Romania5. Lithuania6. Latvia and EstoniaConcluding RemarksNotesBibliographical EssayIndex
£18.89
Indiana University Press New Yorks Jewish Jews
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Indiana University Press The Chosen People in America
Book SynopsisWhat does it mean to be a Jew in America? What opportunities and what threats does the great melting pot represent for a group that has traditionally defined itself as 'a people that must dwell alone'? This title charts the attempts of American Jewish thinkers to adapt the notion of chosenness to an American context.Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPart One: IntroductionI. A Part and ApartPart Two: The Second Generation (1930-1955)II. Nation, People, Religion-What Are We?III. Reform Judaism and the Mission unto the NationsIV. Mordecai Kaplan and the New Jewish VocationV. Conservatism, Orthodoxy, and th Affirmation of ElectionPart Three: The Third Generation (1955-1980)VI. Ambassadors at HomeVII. Children of the Halfway CovenantPart Four: ConclusionVIII. The Lessons of Choseness in AmericaNotesBibliographyIndex
£14.24
Indiana University Press Rachel Calofs Story Jewish Homesteader on the
Book SynopsisRachel Bella Calof defies the nostalgia of the cheerful oLittle House on the PrairieO homestead; her story is instead one of real families handling daily stresses, competing needs, and interpersonal accommodations.Trade ReviewI came upon Laura Ingalls Wilder's prairie stories as an adult, while reading them to my son. I was as captivated by Rachel Calof's autobiography Jewish Homesteader on the Northern Plains . . . which I read in one sitting, mesmerized by a Jewish pioneer spirit as strong and as compelling as that of her Christian counterpart. . . . This beautifully written testament is a reminder that we have much to bless, every day, for a world with washing machines and sewage systems and separate rooms to put mothers-in-law.Fall 2009 -- C. Devora (Viva) Hammer * Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, Brandeis University *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Development of Jewish Farm Settlements in the Heartland and North DakotaMy Story—A Life Worth Living by Rachel Bella CalofEpilogue by Jacob CalofRachel Calof's Life as Collective History by Elizabeth JamesonIndex
£11.39
Indiana University Press Spielbergs Holocaust Critical Perspectives on
Book SynopsisAs the first studio film to deal directly with the enormity of the Holocaust, "Schindler's List" attempts to provide the popular imagination with a narrative about the Holocaust. This work discusses a variety of issues including the representation of history by cinema and popular culture, and the right to dramatize the 'unrepresentable'.Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of ContributorsIntroduction1. Every Once in a While: Schindler's List and the Shaping of History Barbie Zelizer2. Spielberg's Oskar: Hollywood Tries Evil Omer Bartov3. The Cinema Animal Geoffrey Hartman4. Schindler's List is not Shoah: Second Commandment, Popular Modernism and Public Memory Miriam Hansen5. Holocaust Others: Spielberg's Schindler's List versus Lanzmann's Shoah Yosefa Loshitzky6. But is it Good for the Jews? Spielberg's Schindler and the Aesthetics of Atrocity Sara R. Horowitz7. The Image Lingers: The Feminization of the Jew in Schindler's List Judith E. Doneson8. Schindler's Discourse: America Discusses the Holocaust and its Mediation, from NBC's Miniseries to Spielberg's Film Jeffrey A. Shandler9. The Tale of the Good German: Reflections on the Israeli Reception of Schindler's List Liliane Weissberg10. The Great Taboo Broken: Reflections on the Israeli Reception of Schindler's List Haim Bresheeth11. Between Obsession and Amnesia: Reflections on the French Reception of Schindler's List Natasha Lehrer12. The Uncertain Certainty of Schindler's List Bryan Cheyette
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MH - Indiana University Press Thinking about the Holocaust After Half a Century
Book SynopsisDraws on the body of historical writing, testimonial literature, monuments and memorials, theological reflections, and documentary and imaginative poetry, prose, film, and drama on the Holocaust to assess the impact of the Holocaust on postwar consciousness and to analyze the varied responses to the Holocaust across the disciplines of scholarship.
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Indiana University Press Spectacular Suffering Theatre Fascism and the
Book SynopsisConsiders how we remember historical instances of suffering and atrocity, framing its central questions to show larger cultural shifts in how we position ourselves in relation to history, performance, and memory.Trade Review"This is the first extended study I know of what the author calls a 'Holocaust performative'...[The author] asks what a 'holocaust performative' might look like and how such a study might illuminate 'events of this particular genocide that are unrepresentable and outside the parameters of representation itself' ...[Patraka] contributes an important and possibly contentious dimension to Holocaust studies." -- James YoungTable of ContentsIntroduction1. Shattered Cartographies: Fascism, the Holocaust, and Tropes about Representation2. Reproduction, Appropriation, and Binary Machinery: Fascist Ideology and Theatricalization3. Feminism and the Jewish Subject: Holocaust Theatre and the Politics of Difference and Identity4. Realism, Gender, and Historical Crisis: Lillian Hellman's Watch on the Rhine and "Julia"5. Theatre of Injury and Injustice: Staging the Body in Pain6. Spectacular Suffering: Performing Presence, Absence, and Witness at U.S. Holocaust MuseumsNotesReferencesIndex
£11.99
Indiana University Press Taking Hold of Torah Jewish Commitment and
Book SynopsisA personal meditation on the meaning of Judaism, and a vision for revitalising Jewish community and tradition in America.Trade Review"... persuasive... Eisen's aspirations strike a note of hope and longing." --Hadassah Magazine "[Eisen] offers the reader not an academic volume but a personal struggle in a lifelong journey ... a truly helpful book ..." --Jewish Book World "This encouraging work is essential reading for anyone concerned with issues of Jewish faith and the future of Judaism in America." --Jewish Book News "Arnold M. Eisen offers a personal plea for--and a vision of--the revitalising of American Judaism through a renewed relationship to Jewish tradition and the strengthening of Jewish communities." --Jewish Book News " ... required reading for Jewish communal professionals, Taking Hold of Torah spells out the discontents and dreams of the baby boomers and their children who are reinventing Jewish communal life for the modern world." --Jewish Exponent "Melding autobiography with biblical exegesis, philosophical speculation and a program for Jewish educational reform, the book is an unbuttoned riff on what's ailing modern Jews." - Forward " ... a personal story of a modern Jew trying to make sense of Judaism in a time when Jews can choose whether and how to be Jewish ..." --The Jewish AdvocateTable of ContentsIntroduction1. Genesis: Taking on Tradition2. Exodus: History, Faith, and Covenant3. Leviticus: Ritual and Community4. Numbers: Politics in the Wilderness5. Deuteronomy: Legacies
£16.14
MH - Indiana University Press A Century of Ambivalence Second Expanded Editio
Book SynopsisAn illustrated survey of the lives and history of Jews in the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and the post-Soviet era.Trade Review"Anyone with even a passing interest in the history of Russian Jewry will want to own this splendid ... book." Janet Hadda, Los Angeles Times "... illuminated by an extraordinary collection of photographs that vividly reflect the hopes, triumphs and agonies of Russian Jewish life." David E. Fishman, Hadassah Magazine "Wonderful pictures ... An uplifting [book] for a broad and general audience." Alexander Orbach, Slavic ReviewTable of ContentsPreliminary Table of Contents:Introduction1. Creativity versus Repression: The Jews in Russia, 1881-19172. Revolution and the Ambiguities of Liberation3. Reaching for Utopia: Building Socialism and a New Jewish Culture4. The Holocaust5. The Black Years and the Gray, 1948-19676. Soviet Jews, 1967-1987: To Reform, Conform, or Leave?7. The "Other" Jews of the Former USSR: Georgian, Central Asian, and Mountain Jews8. The Post-Soviet Era: Winding Down or Starting Up Again?9. The Paradoxes of Post-Soviet Jewry
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Indiana University Press Interim Judaism
Book SynopsisFocusing on the problem of objectivity, the experience of the transcendent, and the relationship between redemption and politics, this title argues that the outcome for Jews is a pragmatic style of religiosity that has abandoned traditional conceptions of Judaism and is searching for new ones, a condition that he describes as 'interim Judaism'.Trade ReviewThe three chapters in this book—the 1999 Samuel Goldenson Lectures delivered at Hebrew Union College—reveal the cumulative knowledge of a core debate in Judaism on the dilemma between reason and revelation and its effect on contemporary American Jewish life and thought. Morgan (philosophy and Jewish studies, Indiana Univ.) focuses on three strands of intellectual fabric, namely, the problem of objectivity, the question of transcendence in the human experience, and the view of redemption in historical life, which he calls the problem of messianism and politics. Through a variety of sources and spokespeople, Jew and non-Jew, he stitches religious, political, and philosophical thinking through patches of history and eternity, but there is no clear pattern showing whether the religionist (fundamentalist, existentialist) or the modernist (humanist, naturalist, secularist) patch came from the original cloth. The hand that weaves Jewish civilization, is it divine or human or both? What is seen in American Judaism at the start of a new century is a pragmatic Judaism less of rationalism and more of spirituality without clear concepts of redemption and revelation, made necessary by Auschwitz and Zion. Why? The former eclipsed biblical monotheism and rabbinic Geistesgeschichte, and the latter provided a legitimate and justified Jewish return to history. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and researchers.Z. Garber, Los Angeles Valley College, Choice, December 2001"... this book... reveal[s] the cumulative knowledge of a core debate in Judaism on the dilemma between reason and revelation and its effect on contemporary American Jewish life and thought." —Choice, December 2001Table of ContentsPreliminary Table of Contents: Introduction1. The Problem of Objectivity Before and After Auschwitz2. Revelation, Language, and the Search for Transcendence3. Messianism and Politics: Incremental RedemptionConclusion: Judaism Before TheoryNotesIndex
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