The Jew in the modern world : a documentary history / compiled and edited by Paul Mendes-Flohr, Jehuda Reinharz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mendes-Flohr, Paul R.

Reinharz, Jehuda

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--History--17th century--Sources.

Jews.

Jews--History--18th century--Sources.

Jews--History--1789-1945--Sources.

Judaism--History--Modern period, 1750---Sources.

Judaism.

History.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 741 pages : maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.

Summary:

The last two centuries have witnessed a radical transformation of Jewish life. Marked by such profound events as the Holocaust and the establishment of the state of Israel, Judaism's long journey through the modern age has been a complex and tumultuous one, leading many Jews to ask themselvesnot only where they have been and where they are going, but what it means to be a Jew in today's world. Tracing the Jewish experience in the modern period and illustrating the transformation of Jewish religion, culture, and identity from the 17th century to 1948, the updated edition of this critically acclaimed volume of primary materials remains the most complete sourcebook on modern Jewish history.Now expanded to supplement the most vital documents of the first edition, The Jew in the Modern World features hitherto unpublished and inaccessible sources concerning the Jewish experience in Eastern Europe, women in Jewish history, American Jewish life, the Holocaust, and Zionism and the nascentJewish community in Palestine on the eve of the establishment of the State of Israel. The documents are arranged chronologically in each of eleven chapters and are meticulously and extensively annotated and cross-referenced in order to provide the student with ready access to a wide variety ofissues, key historical figures, and events. Complete with some twenty useful tables detailing Jewish demographic trends, this is a unique resource for any course in Jewish history, Zionism and Israel, the Holocaust, or European and American history.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

0195074521

019507453X

OCLC:

30026590