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Challenges of Equality: Judaism, State, and Education in Nineteenth-Century France
Jeffrey Haus
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Hardcover. Explores the relationship between Judaism, state, and education in France from the establishment of the Jewish Consistory in 1808 until the separation of church and state in 1905. This title is suitable for scholars of Jewish history, French history, European history, and the history of education. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HRJ; JFSR1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
This title explores the relationship between Judaism, state, and education in France from the establishment of the Jewish Consistory in 1808 until the separation of church and state in 1905.Historians have typically characterized nineteenth-century French Jewry as largely eager to assimilate, or, at the very least, passively accommodating to assimilation, with only the most traditional Jews rejecting the trappings of French culture. Through the lens of Jewish primary and rabbinical education, author Jeffrey Haus shows that even integrated French Jews sought to set limits on assimilation and struggled to preserve a sense of Jewish distinctiveness in France. "Challenges of Equality" ... Read more
This title explores the relationship between Judaism, state, and education in France from the establishment of the Jewish Consistory in 1808 until the separation of church and state in 1905.Historians have typically characterized nineteenth-century French Jewry as largely eager to assimilate, or, at the very least, passively accommodating to assimilation, with only the most traditional Jews rejecting the trappings of French culture. Through the lens of Jewish primary and rabbinical education, author Jeffrey Haus shows that even integrated French Jews sought to set limits on assimilation and struggled to preserve a sense of Jewish distinctiveness in France. "Challenges of Equality" ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Detroit, MI, United States
ISBN
9780814333808
SKU
V9780814333808
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About Jeffrey Haus
Jeffrey Haus is assistant professor of history and religion and director of Jewish studies at Kalamazoo College.
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