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Gender, Place and Memory in the Modern Jewish Experience: Replacing Ourselves (Parkes-Wiener Series on Jewish Studies) - Softcover

 
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Synopsis

This book is an expression of how the different memories of different gendered experiences affected the Jewish attitudes towards modernity. Focusing on three geographical centers - pre-war and wartime Europe, the United States and Israel, the fifteen articles provide a backdrop to understanding the variation of Jewish life and identity.

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About the Author

Rabbi Louis Jacobs, CBE, was Rabbi of the New London Synagogue for more than thirty years and was Visiting Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Lancaster University. His books include We Have Reason to Believe (1957, fifth revised edition 2004), Jewish Values (1960), Principles of the Jewish Faith (1964), A Jewish Theology (1973), God, Torah, Israel (1990) and Jewish Preaching: Homilies and Sermons (2004).

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