Author: David PhilipsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Studies in Jewish Literature
Author: David PhilipsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Studies in Jewish literature
Author: David PhilipsonPublisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3111501760
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
The Emergence of Jewish Scholarship in America
Author: Shuly Rubin SchwartzPublisher: Hebrew Union College Press
ISBN: 0878201459
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
The Jewish Encyclopedia was the first comprehensive collection of all the available material pertaining to the Jews their history, literature, philosophy, ritual, sociology, and biography. Published by Funk & Wagnalls from 1901 to 1906, its successful completion was due to the pluck and determination of its managing editor, Isidore Singer, and to the dedication of its other editors and collaborators, many of whom were world-renowned scholars. Today, the JE has been largely superseded as a reference work, but as a repository of information about Jews and Judaism in the late nineteenth century, it remains a gold mine. Part One of Schwartzs book recounts the lively story of the JEs publication the nascence of the idea, the negotiations with Funk & Wagnalls, the assembling of the board of editors, and the tensions, rivalries, and financial problems that constantly plagued the project. She introduces those who played leading roles in the numerous reviews and announcements that accompanied its publication, and evaluates its significance as the premier cultural event in American Jewish life at the dawn of the twentieth century. In Part Two, an analysis of the JEs contents reveals both the nature and extent of Jewish scholarship at the time and the goals and concerns of those who produced it. As Schwartz demonstrates, the JE marshaled its facts to combat both racial anti-Semitic arguments and Christian polemics. The work summarized, preserved, and expanded upon the results of Wissenschaft des Judentums. It provided the beginnings of a Jewish cultural response to the intellectual challenges of Darwinism and higher biblical criticism. And it presented the unique Reform and modern traditionalist perspectives on Jewish practice and belief. Throughout this fascinating study, Schwartz explores the complex and frequently strong relationships among Jewish leaders. Most importantly, she demonstrates that through its content as well as through the very fact of its publication in the United States and in English, the Jewish Encyclopedia signified the transfer of the center, language, and leadership of Jewish scholarship from the Old World to the New, thus becoming a primary catalyst for the emergence of Jewish scholarship in America.
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: Bibliography of Rev. Kaufmann Kohler, Ph.D., 1867-1913
Author: Adolph Sigmund OkoDictionary Catalog of the Jewish Collection
Author: New York Public Library. Reference DepartmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jewish literature
Languages : en
Pages : 960
Book Description
Reform Judaism in America
Author: Kerry OlitzkyPublisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
This valuable reference extensively documents the lives and careers of the most influential leaders of Reform Judaism in America. The editors have assembled concise but informative biographical profiles of approximately 170 people. The work spans the period from the beginning of the Reform movement in 1824 through the 1976 Centenary Perspective. The individuals profiled were selected because of their impact on Reform Judaism at a national level. Included are the principal architects of reform, national organizational leaders, distinguished rabbis and academicians, outstanding cantors, volunteer lay activists, and women. The work begins with an essay on the history of Reform Judaism in America. A biographical dictionary follows. Each entry in the dictionary assesses the career and contributions of a particular leader and closes with a short bibliography of works by and about that individual. The dictionary is followed by a set of essays that overview the history of associations related to Reform Judaism. A section of appendices lists the principal figures affiliated with these organizations. An extensive bibliography of primary and secondary sources concludes the work, making it an indispensable reference tool.
Religious Books, 1876-1982
Author: R.R. Bowker Company. Department of BibliographyPublisher: New York : Bowker
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1328
Book Description
"Prepared by the R.R. Bowker Company's Department of Bibliography in collaboration with the Publications Systems Department"--Page opposite t.p. Includes indexes. Author Index ... 3901-4069 Title Index ... 4071-4389.
The Jewish Quarterly Review
Author: Cyrus AdlerAuthor-title Catalog
Author: University of California, Berkeley. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1042
Book Description