The pride of Jacob : essays on Jacob Katz and his work / edited by Jay M. Harris.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harris, Jay Michael, 1956-

Harvard University. Center for Jewish Studies.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Katz, Jacob, 1904-1998.

Katz, Jacob.

Jews--Historiography.

Jews.

Physical Description:

180 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

At head of title: Harvard University Center for Jewish Studies

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Center for Jewish Studies : Distributed by Harvard University Press, 2002.

Summary:

Jacob Katz (1904-1998) was one of the greatest Jewish historians of the twentieth century. A pioneer of new foci and methods, Katz brought extraordinary insights to many aspects of Jewish life and its surrounding contexts. With a keen eye for both "forests" and "trees, " Katz transformed our understanding of many areas of Jewish history, among them: Jewish-Christian relations in the Middle Ages, the social-historical significance of Jewish law, the rise of Orthodoxy in Germany and Hungary, and the emergence of modern antisemitism. In this volume, ten leading scholars critically discuss Katz's work with an appreciation for Katz's importance in reshaping the way Jewish history is studied.

Contents:

Rebel in Frankfurt: the scholarly origins of Jacob Katz / David N. Myers

Jacob Katz on halakhah and kabbalah / Israel Ta-Shma

Jacob Katz on Jews and Christians in the middle ages / David Berger

Early modern Ashkenaz in the writings of Jacob Katz / Elisheva Carlebach

Jacob Katz as social historian / Paula E. Hyman

Jacob Katz on the origins and dimensions of Jewish modernity: the centrality of the German experience / David Ellenson

How central was anti-semitism to the historical writing of Jacob Katz? / Richard I. Cohen

A Hungarian rhapsody in blue: Jacob Katz's tardy surrender to Hagar's allure / Michael K. Silber

Jacob Katz on halakhah, orthodoxy, and history / Moshe Halbertal

Jacob Katz as a dissertation advisor / Immanuel Etkes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0674008464

0674008472

OCLC:

48494062