Bøger i Polin: Studies in Polish Jewry serien

An emphasis on education has long been a salient feature of the Jewish experience, yet the majority of historians of east European Jewish society treat educational institutions and pursuits as merely a reflection of the surrounding culture. The essays in this volume seek to address this gap by presenting education as an active and potent force for change, highlighting the interrelationship between Jewish educational endeavours, the Jewish community, and external economic, political, and social forces.

In the Polish lands, musicians of Jewish origin have produced an astonishing variety of music of all genres. Offering a multi-disciplinary thematic approach to this creativity, this volume considers cantorial and religious music; Jews in popular culture; Jews in the classical music scene; the Holocaust reflected in Jewish music; and klezmer in Poland today.

Core essays cover hasidim, mitnagdim, Haskalah, Reform, liturgy, modern congregations, and the response to Zionism and modern philosophy. Also New Views and Book Review sections.

Poland's antisemitic pronouncements of March 1968 led nearly 15,000 Jews to emigrate. Considering the denouement of this crisis from many angles, this volume shows that these were intrinsic to the eventual collapse of communism.

Few features have shaped the trajectory of east European Jewish history as much as the extent and continuity of Jewish self-rule. Offering a broad perspective, this volume explores the traditions, scope, limitations, and evolution of Jewish self-government in the Polish lands and beyond.

Few features have shaped the trajectory of east European Jewish history as much as the extent and continuity of Jewish self-rule. Offering a broad perspective, this volume explores the traditions, scope, limitations, and evolution of Jewish self-government in the Polish lands and beyond.

An investigation of how Polish Jews, Polish Zionism, and Polish culture influenced Israel's cultural and political development, as well as of the continuing relationship between Israel and Poland today.