Jewish Identities in the New Europe (The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization): xix

Edited by Jonathan Webber

ISBN 10: 1874774153 / ISBN 13: 9781874774150

Published by The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 1994

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Synopsis:

How do the Jews of today s Europe east and west regard themselves, fifty years after the Holocaust? Do they perceive themselves as a religious minority, an ethnic group, or simply as ordinary members of the wider European cultures in which they live? How do they regard the wider non-Jewish community, and how do they relate to the Jews of other European countries? To what extent is Israel a factor in forging these relationships? The contributors to this book are authorities in their respective subjects, and many have significant international reputations. Together they cover a wide range of topics from different perspectives. Among the problems considered are: what the future holds for the Jews of Europe; what it means to be Jewish in the countries of eastern Europe (Russia, Poland, and Hungary are considered in detail by local experts); hopes and uncertainties in religious trends; and the likely development of interfaith relations, as seen by both Jews and Christians. A well-argued introduction identifies the points of convergence, the contradictions, and the myths implicit in the different analyses and teases out the main conclusions and implications. Timely, authoritative, and accessible, this book is essential reading for anyone who wishes to know about the contemporary concerns of the Jews of Europe. CONTRIBUTORS Geoffrey Alderman, Max Beloff, Margaret Brearley, Julius Carlebach, Mikhail A. Chlenov, Sergio DellaPergola, Evyatar Friesel, Pier Francesco Fumagalli, Konstanty Gebert, Daniel Gutwein, András Kovács, Igor Krupnik, Norman Lamm, Jonathan Magonet, Elisabeth Maxwell, Stephen H. Miller, Jonathan Sacks, Dominique Schnapper, Eliezer Schweid, David Singer, Norman Solomon, Shmuel Trigano, Jonathan Webber, Robert S. Wistrich

About the Author: Jonathan Webber is UNESCO Professor of Jewish and Interfaith Studies at the University of Birmingham, and was formerly Fellow in Jewish Social Studies at the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies and Lecturer in Social Anthroplogy, University of Oxford.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Jewish Identities in the New Europe (The ...
Publisher: The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
Publication Date: 1994
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good