Studies in Contemporary Jewry: Volume Xv: People of the City - Jews and the Urban Challenge

Zusatztext This rich and broad collection defines the influence of the Jews on the urban landscape ... These essays ask interesting questions and provide competent answers Informationen zum Autor The Studies in Contemporary Jewry series is edited by Jonathan Frankel, Peter Y. Medding and Ezra Mendelsohn, professors of Jewish history, society and politics at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Volume XV is edited by Ezra Mendelsohn. Klappentext The Jews have been an urban people par excellence, and their influence on the urban landscape is unmistakable. Who can imagine modern Vienna, Berlin, Warsaw, or New York, to name just a few examples, without their large, vibrant, and creative Jewish populations? Conversely, the urbanexperience has been a decisive factor in modern Jewish history. This new volume in the acclaimed Studies in Contemporary Jewry series is devoted to the theme of Jews and the modern city. It features essays on Orthodox Jewry in the city, Jewish-Christian relations, klezmer music, the impact of urbanization on German Jewry, the Jewish communities in New York andSt. Petersburg, and the emergence of the first "Hebrew City" (Tel-Aviv). It also includes a discussion of the new prayer book of the Conservative movement in Israel. Like others in the series, this book presents current scholarship in the form of a symposium, essays, and book reviews by distinguished experts in Jewish studies from around the world. Published annually by the Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Studies in Contemporary Jewry continues to be an invaluable resource for scholars of modern history and culture. Zusammenfassung Like others in the series, this book presents current scholarship in the form of a symposium, essays, and book reviews by distinguished experts in Jewish studies from around the world. It is published annually by the Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem....

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• Authors: Ezra Mendelsohn, Ezra (Professor of Jewish History Mendelsohn
• Assisted by: Ezra Mendelsohn (Editor), Ezra (Professor of Jewish History Mendelsohn (Editor), Mendelsohn Ezra (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.02.2000
• EAN: 9780195134681
• ISBN: 978-0-19-513468-1
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Studies in Contemporary Jewry,; Studies in Contemporary Jewry
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Jewish, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, General & world history, Jewish Studies, General and world history, Urban communities, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities