Care and conflict : the story of the Jewish orphanage at Norwood / Lawrence Cohen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cohen, Lawrence, 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Norwood (Anglo-Jewish Orphanage : West Norwood, England (1876-1962))--History.

Norwood (Anglo-Jewish Orphanage : West Norwood, England (1876-1962)).

Jewish orphanages--England--History.

Jewish orphanages.

Jewish children--Institutional care--England--History.

Jewish children.

Jewish orphans--England--Institutonal care--History.

Jewish orphans.

History.

Jewish children--Institutional care.

England.

Physical Description:

vi, 305 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Peter Lang, [2014]

Summary:

"Norwood, an Anglo-Jewish childcare institution founded in the late nineteenth century, was one of several hundred such institutes in the UK, but the only Jewish one. Throughout its history, Norwood had the unusual task of adapting its childcare approach to both British and Jewish concerns. This book offers a unique study of one residential child institution within the broader British context, tracing the development of the institution and changing concepts of childcare over nearly one hundred years. The story of Norwood is told chronologically, beginning with its origins in the early nineteenth century and its growth before the First World War. The inter-war years saw a period of stagnation that paved the way for the post-war revolution in institutional childcare, the demise of the orphanage idea and, with it, the demolition of Norwood. The book provides a narrative of the rise and fall of the childcare institution as much as the story of Norwood"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter 1 A Brief History of Norwood 1

Chapter 2 What's in a Name? The Changing Titles of Norwood 37

Chapter 3 The Rise of Norwood Institutionalism: The Residential Model Adopted 69

Chapter 4 The Growth of Norwood Institutionalism: The Residential Model under Attack 109

Chapter 5 The Tempering of Norwood Institutionalism: The 'Good Enough' Residential Model 141

Chapter 6 Counter-institutionalism in Anglo-Jewry 181

Chapter 7 The End of Institutionalism; Revolution at Norwood 215

Chapter 8 Historical Perspective on Norwood 259.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-298) and index.

ISBN:

9783034317689

3034317689

OCLC:

879983554

Publisher Number:

99960621183