Samson Raphael Hirsch s Religious Universalism and the German Jewish - Quest for Emancipatio

An account of how Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch promulgated an inclusive vision of Judaism in the context of advancing the civic equality of German Jews in the nineteenth century

About the author

Moshe Y. Miller is associate professor and deputy chair of the Department of Judaic Studies at Touro University's Lander College for Women. He is also associate professor of Jewish History at Touro's Graduate School of Jewish Studies and Lander College for Men.

Summary

Argues that nineteenth-century German Jews of all persuasions actively sought acceptance within German society and aspired to achieve full emancipation from the many legal strictures on their status as citizens and residents.

Product details

• Authors: Moshe Y Miller, Moshe Y. Miller
• Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.02.2024
• EAN: 9780817321833
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-2183-3
• No. of pages: 300
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 241 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Jews and Judaism: History and; Jews and Judaism: History and Culture
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous