One Step Toward Jerusalem : Oral Histories of Orthodox Jews in Stalinist Hungary / Sándor Bacskai ; translated from the Hungarian by Eva Maria Thury.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bacskai, Sándor, author.

Contributor:

Thury, Eva M., translator.

Series:

Modern Jewish history.

Modern Jewish history

Standardized Title:

Egy lepes Jeruzsálem fele. English

Language:

English

Hungarian

Subjects (All):

Orthodox Judaism--Europe, Eastern.

Orthodox Judaism.

Orthodox Judaism--Hungary.

Jews--Europe, Eastern--Biography.

Jews.

Jews--Hungary--Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, [2017]

Summary:

Originally published in 1997, Bacskai's powerful ethnography portrays the political, religious, and individual forces that came to bear on the Orthodox Jewish tradition as it struggled for survival in the aftermath of the Holocaust in Hungary. Jews who returned to their homes eagerly reestablished their close-knit community lives. However, they were greeted with hostility and faced daily prejudice. Following the fall of Hungarian democracy, the number of Orthodox Jewish congregations dramatically decreased. Those who remained struggled to combat antisemitism and antizionism. It is these individuals, the bearers of the Orthodox Jewish tradition, whom Bacskai celebrates and gives voice to in One Step toward Jerusalem. Through detailed interviews and intimate profiles, Bacskai narrates the individual stories of survival and the collective story of Jews struggling to maintain a community despite significant resistance.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780815654094

081565409X

OCLC:

1004981820