Jewish Renaissance and Revival in America: Essays in Memory of Leah Levitz Fishbane, z"l.

Fishbane, Eitan P. & Sarna, Jonathan D., editors.

ISBN 10: 1611681928 / ISBN 13: 9781611681925

Published by Brandeis University Press, Waltham, Massachusetts, 2011

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Octavo, glossy paper cvoers, xii, 180 pp., index Preface by Fishbane. Articles are "Introduction: Leah Levitz Fishbane and "The Road to Renaissance" Jonathan D. Sarna, "Common Bonds: A Collective Portrait," Leah Levitz Fishbane, "On the Road to Renaissance: The Young Men s Hebrew Associations of New York and Philadelphia, 1877 1883," Leah Levitz Fishbane, "A Renaissance of Jewish Readers in Victorian Philadelphia," Arthur Kiron, "Preserving the Past to Fashion the Future: The Editorial Board of the Jewish Encyclopedia," Shuly Rubin Schwartz, "Leah s Hope: The Legacy of German-Jewish Humanism in America," Paul Mendes-Flohr, "Revival through Celebrity: American Fame, Jewish Identity, and the Early 1960s," David Kaufman, "Renewal and Havurah: American Movements, European Roots," Arthur Green. Afterword by Arnold Eisen.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Jewish Renaissance and Revival in America: Essays in Memory of Leah Levitz Fishbane, z"l.
• Publisher: Brandeis University Press, Waltham, Massachusetts
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1611681928
• ISBN 13: 9781611681925
• Binding: Softbound
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

In the late 1870s, shaken by rapid socioeconomic change, internal crises, and the rise of antisemitism, young Jews assumed leadership, created dozens of organizations, and inspired masses of followers. These organizations helped define the nineteenth-century Jewish awakening: cultural and religious renewal, and the promotion of Jewish education. Expanding upon the unfinished work of Leah Levitz Fishbane, this volume seeks to broaden our understanding of this period, which paved the way for new developments in American Jewish communal, cultural, and religious life.

About the Author

EITAN P. FISHBANE is an assistant professor of Jewish thought at the Jewish Theological Seminary. JONATHAN D. SARNA is Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History at Brandeis University and chief historian of the National Museum of American Jewish History.