Families, rabbis and education : essays on traditional Jewish society in Eastern Europe / Shaul Stampfer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stampfer, Shaul, author.

Series:

Liverpool scholarship online.

Liverpool scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Europe, Eastern--Social conditions--19th century.

Jews.

Jews--Europe, Eastern--Social life and customs.

Jewish religious education--Europe, Eastern--History--19th century.

Jewish religious education.

Jewish families--Europe, Eastern--History--19th century.

Jewish families.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (429 pages).

Place of Publication:

Oxford : The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2020.

Summary:

The realities of Jewish life in eastern Europe that concerned the average Jew meant the way their children grew up, the way they studied, how they married, and all the subsequent stages of the life cycle. The family and the community were the core institutions of east European Jewish society. These realities were always dynamic and evolving but in the 19th century, the pace of change in almost every area of life was exceptionally rapid. This text deals with these social realities. The result is a picture that is far from the stereotyped view of the past that is common today, but a more honest and more comprehensive one. Topics covered consider the learning experiences of both males and females of different ages. They also deal with and distinguish between study among the well off and learned and study among the poorer masses.

Contents:

family and gender

Education

The Rabbinate.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 13, 2020).

Previously issued in print: 2010.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-80034-090-7

1-909821-14-4

OCLC:

1048772794