Jews and Jewish education in Germany today [electronic resource] / by Eliezer Ben-Rafael, Olaf Glöckner, and Yitzhak Sternberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ben Rafael, Eliezer.

Contributor:

Glöckner, Olaf.

Sternberg, Yitzhak.

Series:

Jewish identities in a changing world ; v. 16.

Jewish identities in a changing world, 1570-7997 ; v. 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Germany--History--1990-.

Jews.

Jews--Cultural assimilation--Germany.

Jews--Germany--Identity.

Jews, Russian--Germany--Social conditions.

Jews, Russian.

Social integration--Germany.

Social integration.

Jewish religious education--Germany.

Jewish religious education.

Germany--Ethnic relations.

Germany.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (342 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since their recent dispersion from the former Soviet Union, Russian-speaking Jews (RSJ) have become the vast majority of Germany’s longstanding Jewry. An entity marked by permeable boundaries, they show a solidarity and commitment to world Jewry, including Israel, but feeble identification with their hosts. The identification with the larger Jewish community leads to a wide consensus concerning the importance of offering Jewish education to the young. The study presented here explores the influence of the RSJ community, their relationship with German speaking Jews, and the ways in which the RSJ identification with world Jewry influences Jewish education opportunities for the young. Utilizing surveys of the largest Jewish communities in Germany, interviews of leading public figures, and a comprehensive overview of the Jewish educational framework available in Germany, this book seeks to present a description and analysis of the Jewish population in Germany including its attitudes, activities, expectations, and identify formulations. This book is also available in paperback.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Chapter One General Perspectives

Chapter Two Jewry in Germany: Past and Present

Chapter Three Insertion in Society

Chapter Four The Dynamics of the Community

Chapter Five Collective Identities

Chapter Six Expectations of Jewish Education

Chapter Seven Jewish Education in Germany Today

Chapter Eight General Conclusions—An Ethnocultural Syndrome

Appendix One Leading Figures Discuss the Jewish Agenda in Germany

Appendix Two Jewish Educational Institutions in Germany (2010)

Bibliography

Index

Jewish Identities in a Changing World.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-12080-1

9786613120809

90-04-21478-X

OCLC:

727944897

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004201170.i-326 DOI