Rabbi Marcus Jastrow and his vision for the reform of Judaism : a study in the history of Judaism in the nineteenth century / Michał Galas ; translated by Anna Tilles.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Galas, Michał.

Contributor:

Tilles, Anna.

Series:

Jews of Poland

The Jews of Poland

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism--History--19th century.

Judaism.

Jastrow, Marcus, 1829-1903.

Jastrow, Marcus.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Place of Publication:

Brighton, Massachusetts : Academic Studies Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Rabbi Marcus Jastrow (1829-1903) was one of the most important figures of nineteenth-century Judaism, but is often neglected. This volume presents his life and his views on the reform of Judaism in the context of the changes and developments of Judaism in his lifetime. It covers his early life and his career in Europe as a preacher and rabbi in Warsaw, Mannheim, and Worms, and then discusses his activities in the United States, where he served as rabbi of Congregation Rodeph Shalom in Philadelphia, as well as his work on his famous dictionary. Jastrow was deeply involved in the important religious and scholarly initiatives of American Jewry: he took part in the emergence of Reform as well as Conservative Judaism, being involved in major controversies and polemics regarding them, and had a great impact on the creation of Jewish scholarship and Judaic studies in America.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Foreword to the English Edition

Foreword

Introduction: Judaism in the Nineteenth Century: A General Overview

Part I. Europe

Part II. The United States of America

Conclusion

Appendix I: Jastrow's Leter to Rabbi Jacob S. Raisin

Appendix II: Aleksander Kraushar, "Kartka z niedawnej przeszłości"

Appendix III: Selections from Jastrow's March 1, 1861, Sermon

Appendix IV: Jastrow's Letter to the Synagogue Council of Mannheim

Appendix V: Jastrow's Farewell Sermon

List of Abbreviations

List of Illustrations

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

"Subsidized by the National Program for Development of Humanities in Warsaw"--T.p. verso.

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 27, 2014).

ISBN:

1-61811-356-9

OCLC:

961586911