Routledge Library Editions: Jewish History and Identity
About the Book Series
Reissuing works originally published between 1929 and 1992, the 11 volumes in this set:
- Include topics as diverse as oral history, community organization and Jewish education.
- Cover Jewish ethics and emphasize the importance of Judaism as a living creed
- Chart the situation of Latin American Jewish communities in the 20th Century.
- Explore the development in England of the Sephardi branch of the Jewish community
- Examine post-Holocaust antisemitism in Vienna
- Offer global perspectives on the Jewish situation in the late 20th Century
Between Redemption & Perdition: Modern Antisemitism and Jewish Identity
1st Edition
By Robert S. Wistrich
May 06, 2022
Originally published in 1990, this book focuses on the challenge to Jewish identity posed by the conflicting forces of enlightenment, emancipation, modern political antisemitism, and secular ideologies like Zionism, nationalism, and socialism. At the heart of his discussion stands the intense, ...
Jewish Life in Modern Britain
1st Edition
Edited
By Julius Gould, Shaul Esh
May 06, 2022
Originally published in 1964, this volume aims to convey global perspectives on the Jewish situation in the late 20th Century by discussing research in Jewish social structure and social problems. Historians and social scientists from around the world contributed to the volume to discuss subjects ...
Jews, Antisemitism and Culture in Vienna
1st Edition
Edited
By Ivar Oxaal, Michael Pollak, Gerhard Botz
May 06, 2022
Originally published in 1987, this book explores the emergence, structure and ultimate fate of the Viennese Jewish community. Thirteen eminent specialists on Viennese social, political and cultural history combine to cover a wide variety of topics, including the social and psychological causes of ...
The Jewish Presence in Latin America
1st Edition
Edited
By Judith Laikin Elkin, Gilbert Merkx
May 06, 2022
Originally published in 1987, this collection of essays is a major contribution toward developing a realistic picture of the Latin American Jewish communities in the late 20th Century. The book will be of interest to students of comparative studies, Jewish studies and Latin American studies and ...
The Sephardim of England: A History of the Spanish and Portuguese Jewish Community 1492-1951
1st Edition
By Albert M. Hyamson
May 06, 2022
Originally published in 1951, this book explores the development in England of the Sephardi branch of the Jewish community, the co-heirs, with their kinsmen in Holland, in Italy, in North America and in the Middle East, of the Golden Age of Jewish history in Spain. Based on archival history from ...
The Spirit of Judaism: Sermons Preached Chiefly at the West London Synagogue
1st Edition
By Morris Joseph
May 06, 2022
Originally published in 1930, this book was intended to be an effective inspiration to faith and duty and emphasizes the importance of Judaism as a living creed. Although inevitably a product of the time in which it was originally published, the author’s experience and wisdom from many years of ...
Routledge Library Editions: Jewish History
1st Edition
By Various
April 27, 2020
Reissuing works originally published between 1929 and 1992, the 11 volumes in this set: Include topics as diverse as oral history, community organization and Jewish education. Cover Jewish ethics and emphasize the importance of Judaism as a living creed Chart the situation of Latin ...