Turning Points In Jewish History
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Turning Points In Jewish History
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Author : Marc Rosenstein
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2018-07-01
Turning Points In Jewish History written by Marc Rosenstein and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-01 with History categories.
Examining the entire span of Jewish history by focusing on thirty pivotal moments in the Jewish people’s experience from biblical times through the present—essentially the most important events in the life of the Jewish people—Turning Points in Jewish History provides “the big picture”: both a broad and a deep understanding of the Jewish historical experience. Zeroing in on eight turning points in the biblical period, four in Hellenistic-Roman times, five in the Middle Ages, and thirteen in modernity, Marc J. Rosenstein elucidates each formative event with a focused history, a timeline, a primary text with commentary as an intimate window into the period, and a discussion of its legacy for subsequent generations. Along the way he candidly analyzes various controversies and schisms arising from Judaism’s encounters with power, powerlessness, exile, messianism, rationalism, mysticism, catastrophe, modernity, nationalism, feminism, and more. The book’s thirty distinct and logically connected events lend themselves to a full course or to customized classes on specific turning points. Discussion questions for every chapter (some in print, more online) facilitate reflection and continuing conversation.
Major Turning Points In Jewish Intellectual History
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Author : D. Aberbach
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2003-11-05
Major Turning Points In Jewish Intellectual History written by D. Aberbach and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-11-05 with History categories.
This book analyzes major transformations in Jewish life and thought: from idolatry to exclusive monotheism in the biblical age, from state-based identity to cultural nationalism in the Roman empire; and, in the European Diaspora, from theology to secularism and revived political nationalism in the modern period. Fundamental questions are asked about Jewish survival in a variety of topics including prophecy, Jewish law, Midrash, the Roman-Jewish wars, Stoicism, secular poetry in Muslim Spain, Marx and Freud, and Hebrew literature through the ages.
Ten Turning Points In Jewish History
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Author : Morris B. Margolies
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 20??
Ten Turning Points In Jewish History written by Morris B. Margolies and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 20?? with Jews categories.
From November 14th, 1962 to March 27th, 1963, Rabbi Morris Margolies delivered a series of bi-weekly lectures to the Beth Shalom congregation in Kansas City, Missouri. Tape recordings of the lectures were transcribed and typed and made available in the first edition of this work. Forty years later, Margolies was urged to publish this second edition.
Turning Point Zionism And Reform Judaism
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Author : Howard R. Greenstein
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
Turning Point Zionism And Reform Judaism written by Howard R. Greenstein and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Reform Judaism categories.
In The Plains Of The Wilderness
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Author : Paul Azous
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007-06
In The Plains Of The Wilderness written by Paul Azous and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-06 with History categories.
In the Plains of the Wilderness presents a fresh picture to understanding the trends and events in the modern Jewish world by examining significant episodes of Jewish history. Paul Azous documents the Jews' transition from culture to culture, traversing through the wilderness, and supports his research with more than 800 annotations. Although Jewish history is long and detailed, and reconstructing and elucidating each time period would normally require a vast work of its own, the author has successfully culled the key events of the past 3,000 years to form a cohesive and thorough analysis of the modern era of Jewish history. Whether you are an educator examining new source material to introduce, or an individual seeking a straightforward approach to understanding your cultural and religious heritage, In The Plains Of The Wilderness will bring forth a clarity of history rarely grasped so quickly. "A very readable survey of the major turning points and influential personalities in modern Jewish history...and the present state of Jews and Judaism." Rabbi Dr. Alex Jassen, Center for Jewish Studies University of Minnesota
Traditions In Transformation
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Author : Frank Moore Cross
language : en
Publisher: Eisenbrauns
Release Date : 1981
Traditions In Transformation written by Frank Moore Cross and has been published by Eisenbrauns this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with History categories.
Symbolism in the song of Jonah.--Greenspoon, L. J. The origin of the idea of resurrection.--Purvis, J. D. The Samaritan problem.--Collins, J. J. Patterns of eschatology at Qumran.--Collins, A. Y. Myth and history in the book of Revelation.
Scattered Among The Nations
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Author : Alexis P. Rubin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Scattered Among The Nations written by Alexis P. Rubin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Antisemitism categories.
A source book containing 117 documents (with short explanatory texts) dealing with Christian-Jewish relations in Europe throughout the centuries. Most of the documents reflect highly anti-Jewish feelings and describe persecution of the Jews. Points out, though, that the book is not meant to be a history of antisemitism; rather, people have a tendency to record the lurid, the sensational, and the unusual. The notes describe the documents' historical context and explain how these writings affected Jewish life. The documents are divided into six main sections: The Genesis of Christian Attitudes toward Jews; The Jewish Middle Ages; Ritual Murder Accusations and Other Charges; Emancipation, Repression, and the Growth of Organized Anti-Semitism; Change, Hope, and Tragedy: The Challenges of Communism, Zionism, and Nazism; The Post-Holocaust World: Jewry in the Latter Half of the 20th Century.
The Jews Of Eastern Europe 1772 1881
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Author : Israel Bartal
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2011-06-07
The Jews Of Eastern Europe 1772 1881 written by Israel Bartal and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-07 with History categories.
In the nineteenth century, the largest Jewish community the modern world had known lived in hundreds of towns and shtetls in the territory between the Prussian border of Poland and the Ukrainian coast of the Black Sea. The period had started with the partition of Poland and the absorption of its territories into the Russian and Austro-Hungarian empires; it would end with the first large-scale outbreaks of anti-Semitic violence and the imposition in Russia of strong anti-Semitic legislation. In the years between, a traditional society accustomed to an autonomous way of life would be transformed into one much more open to its surrounding cultures, yet much more confident of its own nationalist identity. In The Jews of Eastern Europe, Israel Bartal traces this transformation and finds in it the roots of Jewish modernity.
Jewish History
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Author : Gila Gevirtz
language : en
Publisher: Behrman House, Inc
Release Date : 2008
Jewish History written by Gila Gevirtz and has been published by Behrman House, Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
This lively and accessible volume presents the full range of Jewish history from biblical to contemporary times.
Jewish History A Very Short Introduction
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Author : David N. Myers
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017-04-18
Jewish History A Very Short Introduction written by David N. Myers and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-18 with History categories.
How have the Jews survived? For millennia, they have defied odds by overcoming the travails of exile, persecution, and recurring plans for their annihilation. Many have attempted to explain this singular success as a result of divine intervention. In this engaging book, David N. Myers charts the long journey of the Jews through history. At the same time, it points to two unlikely-and decidedly this-worldly--factors to explain the survival of the Jews: antisemitism and assimilation. Usually regarded as grave dangers, these two factors have continually interacted with one other to enable the persistence of the Jews. At every turn in their history, not just in the modern age, Jews have adapted to new environments, cultures, languages, and social norms. These bountiful encounters with host societies have exercised the cultural muscle of the Jews, preventing the atrophy that would have occurred if they had not interacted so extensively with the non-Jewish world. It is through these encounters--indeed, through a process of assimilation--that Jews came to develop distinct local customs, speak many different languages, and cultivate diverse musical, culinary, and intellectual traditions. Left unchecked, the Jews' well-honed ability to absorb from surrounding cultures might have led to their disappearance. And yet, the route toward full and unbridled assimilation was checked by the nearly constant presence of hatred toward the Jew. Anti-Jewish expression and actions have regularly accompanied Jews throughout history. Part of the ironic success of antisemitism is its malleability, its talent in assuming new forms and portraying the Jew in diverse and often contradictory images--for example, at once the arch-capitalist and revolutionary Communist. Antisemitism not only served to blunt further assimilation, but, in a paradoxical twist, affirmed the Jew's sense of difference from the host society. And thus together assimilation and antisemitism (at least up to a certain limit) contribute to the survival of the Jews as a highly adaptable and yet distinct group.