Journeyman in Jerusalem: Memories and Letters 1933-1947 - Hardcover

Patai, Raphael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0874803837 ISBN 13: 9780874803839

Publisher: Univ of Utah Pr, 1992

Synopsis

Picking up from Apprentice in Budapest, the first volume of Raphael Patai's autobiography, Journeyman in Jerusalem presents the fascinating journey of a young scholar struggling to make his way in the midst of often trying circumstances while a nation-in-the-making struggles to establish itself. The book covers fifteen years--1933 to 1947--during which the Yishuv, the Jewish community of Palestine, experienced one of the most turbulent periods of its history. This volume is an invaluable record of this era and of the early life of its author, who was to become one of the most respected Jewish scholars of the twentieth century.

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About the Author:

Raphael Patai (1910-1996) authored over thirty books and edited many more on Jewish literature, religion, folklore and anthropology, the Arab world, and the modern Middle East. Several of his works have become classics, and for his significant contributions to scholarship Patai was awarded numerous top honors and prizes.

Review:

Raphael Patai's book is not merely a significant contribution to the field, it is a great and unique contribution. Journeyman in Jerusalem is a document which, by virtue of its stylistic excellence, historical reconstruction, and personal reflection adds immeasurably to half a dozen disciplines. (Arnold Ages)

Through personal, first-hand letters, Journeyman in Jerusalem brings an entire world to life in all its elegiac, bittersweet quality. I can't quite recall seing anything of this magnitude or of this genre for Hungarian Jewry. . . . I truly believe that it will become a haunting classic of its kind. (Howard M. Sachar)

About this edition

• Publisher: Univ of Utah Pr
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0874803837
• ISBN 13: 9780874803839
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 478