The Benderly boys & American Jewish education / Jonathan B. Krasner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Krasner, Jonathan B.

Series:

Brandeis series in American Jewish history, culture, and life.

Brandeis series in American Jewish history, culture, and life

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Education--United States--History--20th century.

Jews.

Benderly, Samson, 1876-1944.

Benderly, Samson.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (511 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Benderly boys and American Jewish education

Place of Publication:

Waltham, Mass. : Brandeis University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The first full-scale history of the creation, growth, and ultimate decline of the dominant twentieth-century model for American Jewish education

Contents:

Series Page; Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: Making Order out of Chaos, 1900-1939; 1 The Making of the Master; 2 The New York Bureau and Its Critics; 3 A Few Good Men (and Women); 4 The Struggle for a Modern School System; 5 The Organization of a Jewish Education Profession; 6 Progress under Threat; Part II: Jewish Learning for Jewish Living, 1910-1945; 7 Education as Enculturation; 8 The Jewish School Curriculum and the Limits of Progressive Reform; 9 The Central Jewish Institute; 10 ''An Environment of Our Own Making''

Part III: Between ""K'lal Yisrael"" and Denominationalism,1940-196511 Unity in Diversity?; 12 Rebuilding, Renewal, and Reconciliation in the Postwar Era; Conclusion; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

9781283875271

1283875276

9781611682939

1611682932

OCLC:

782925938

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access